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Berean Standard Bible

“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.”

Proverbs 12:1

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Proverbs 12 contrasts the wise and the foolish in matters of speech, work and character. This opening verse deals with how a person receives instruction.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

World English Bible (WEB)

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

King James Version (KJV)

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

EL que ama la corrección ama la sabiduría: mas el que aborrece la reprensión, es ignorante.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Para aprender, se tiene que amar la disciplina, pero aborrecerla es ser un ignorante.

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