Proverbs 5:12
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Cross-references
Proverbs 1:7 states that fools despise wisdom and instruction — exactly what the speaker in Proverbs 5:12 confesses: 'I have hated instruction'.
Proverbs 1:22 asks 'fools hate knowledge?' — Proverbs 5:12 answers with 'I have hated instruction', showing the same attitude.
Proverbs 1:25 describes setting at nought counsel and refusing reproof, a direct parallel to hating instruction.
Proverbs 1:29 says they hated knowledge — Proverbs 5:12 confesses 'I have hated instruction', linking rejection of wisdom.
Proverbs 1:30 describes despising reproof — Proverbs 5:12 uses the identical phrase 'despised reproof'.
Proverbs 6:23 presents reproof as the way of life, contrasting with the hatred of reproof in the main verse.
Proverbs 12:1 directly contrasts loving instruction with hating reproof, echoing the same opposition.
Proverbs 15:32 equates ignoring instruction with despising oneself, giving further insight into the foolishness here.
Proverbs 15:10 explicitly states that he who hates reproof will die, reinforcing the warning implicit in this confession.
Proverbs 8:36 states that hating wisdom leads to self-destruction, echoing the consequence of despising reproof here.
Proverbs 10:17 contrasts heeding instruction with rejecting reproof, directly expanding on the attitude described here.
Proverbs 13:18 warns of poverty for refusing instruction, paralleling the consequences of hating reproof.
John 3:20 explicitly says evildoers hate the light to avoid reproof, directly echoing the hatred of instruction.
Zechariah 7:11-14 recounts people refusing to hear God's law and stopping their ears, a clear parallel to hating instruction.
In Zechariah 1:4-6, the ancestors did not listen to the prophets' call to repent—they despised reproof.
In Jeremiah 44:4, God repeatedly sent prophets but the people would not listen—they hated discipline.
Psalm 50:17 directly parallels hating instruction and casting God's words behind, mirroring the rejection of reproof.
In 2 Chronicles 36:16, they mocked God's messengers and despised his words—echoing the reproof despised here.
In 2 Chronicles 33:10, the Lord speaks but Manasseh and the people pay no attention—they hate discipline.
In 2 Chronicles 25:16, King Amaziah silences the prophet, refusing correction—a direct parallel to hating reproof.
In 2 Chronicles 24:20-22, Zechariah's reproof is met with stoning—a vivid example of despising correction.
Jeremiah 17:23 describes Israel's stubborn refusal to hear instruction, matching the attitude of hating reproof expressed here.
Jeremiah 36:23 shows Jehoiakim burning the scroll of God's word — a dramatic act of rejecting instruction, as described here.
Zephaniah 3:2 describes Jerusalem refusing correction and trusting God — mirroring the rejection of discipline in Proverbs.
In 1 Kings 22:8, Ahab hates Micaiah for prophesying evil — a clear example of despising reproof as described here.