Proverbs 12:1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 5:12 directly echoes hating discipline — a specific regretful statement matching 12:1.
Proverbs 5:13 continues the regret: not obeying teachers — parallels hating correction in 12:1.
Proverbs 9:8 shows the wise love reproof while scoffers hate it—directly paralleling the contrast between loving discipline and hating correction.
Proverbs 1:25 describes those who refuse reproof — the same stupid rejection condemned here.
Proverbs 10:17 repeats the pairing: heeding instruction leads to life, rejecting reproof leads astray — directly parallel.
Proverbs 13:18 echoes the same: ignoring instruction brings disgrace, heeding reproof brings honor.
Proverbs 15:10 says whoever hates reproof will die — reinforcing the dire outcome of rejecting correction here.
Proverbs 1:23 shows that turning at reproof brings wisdom — the opposite outcome of hating reproof here.
Proverbs 9:7 shows how a mocker rejects correction — contrasts with the one who loves discipline in 12:1.
Proverbs 1:5 urges the wise to increase learning — mirroring the love of discipline that leads to knowledge here.
Proverbs 8:17 shows wisdom loving those who love her — parallel to loving discipline leading to knowledge.
Proverbs 10:8 contrasts the wise who receive commands with the babbling fool — similar to the discipline/reproof contrast here.
Psalm 119:97-100 celebrates loving God’s law for wisdom — strong parallel to loving discipline for knowledge.
Psalm 50:17 directly says 'you hate discipline'—a verbatim parallel to the hating correction in Proverbs 12:1.
Psalm 94:8 calls dull fools to understand—similar to the stupid who hates correction, urging wisdom.