Proverbs 12:1-2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:1

Proverbs 12:1. Whose loveth instruction Admonition, or reproof, (as appears from the next clause,) which is a singular means of gaining true wisdom; loveth knowledge Shows that he is a true lover of it, because he is willing to purchase it upon such unwelcome terms, as reproofs are generally thought to be. But he that hateth reproof Who cannot endure to be told of, and reproved for, his faults; is brutish Discovers himself to be a most foolish and stupid creature, because he is an... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-28

Honest speech and honest work (12:1-28)There are further proverbs on attitudes towards criticism (12:1-2; see notes on 9:7-9), the stability of the righteous (3) and the value of a good wife (4). The righteous, besides having good principles, have the courage to speak up at risk to themselves in order to save others (5-7).If people live humbly and in keeping with their financial capacity, they may not achieve high social status, but at least they will remain free of debt. They are wiser than... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:1

instruction = discipline, or correction. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:2

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 , wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . will He condemn: or will pronounce him guilty, as Job 40:8 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:1

Proverbs 12:1"Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.""The lover of knowledge will take pleasure in the Bible, in sermons, and in conversation with good people."[1] No man is really wise who does not know and love the Bible. "He loveth correction who loveth knowledge, and he hateth instruction who is without reason."[2] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:2

"A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.""He that is good shall draw grace from the Lord; but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly."[3] This is only another way of saying that God will reward righteousness and condemn wickedness. This is the basic assumption of holy religion. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 12:1

Proverbs 12:1. Whoso loveth instruction— Or, according to others, correction, or reproof. It is well observed, that if a man cannot endure to be told of his faults, it is a shrewd sign that he is in the way to be undone, and has not yet approached so much as to the gates of wisdom. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:1

1. loveth knowledge—as the fruit of instruction or training ( :-). hateth reproof— ( :-). brutish—stupid, regardless of his own welfare (Psalms 49:10; Psalms 73:22). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 12:1-12

5. The value of righteousness 12:1-12 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:1-28

4. A crown, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11; Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of a silver hoop covered with a network of strings of corals. On this net are fastened strings of gold coins.5. Two kinds of plans. 6. Their very words are an ambush, meant to cause destruction.9. Even a poor man in those days could afford to have a slave (cp. Exodus 21:32), and such a man, although... read more