The Meaning of Proverbs 12:1 Explained

Proverbs 12:1

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

YLT: Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof is brutish.

Darby: Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 12:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 12

1  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge

What do the individual words in Proverbs 12:1 mean?

Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge but he who hates correction [is] stupid
אֹהֵ֣ב מ֭וּסָר‪‬ אֹ֣הֵֽב דָּ֑עַת וְשֹׂנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת בָּֽעַר

אֹהֵ֣ב  Whoever  loves 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
מ֭וּסָר‪‬  instruction 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מוּסָר  
Sense: discipline, chastening, correction.
אֹ֣הֵֽב  loves 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
דָּ֑עַת  knowledge 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּעַת 
Sense: knowledge.
וְשֹׂנֵ֖א  but  he  who  hates 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
תוֹכַ֣חַת  correction 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֹּוכֵחָה 
Sense: rebuke, correction, reproof, punishment, chastisement.
בָּֽעַר  [is]  stupid 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: בָּעַר 
Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.