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Chapter 12

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates reproof is stupid.[a](A)
A good person wins favor from the Lord,
    but the schemer he condemns.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:1 Discipline in Proverbs is both doctrine and training. The path to wisdom includes obedience to teachers and parents, acceptance of the community’s traditions.
  2. 12:2 The antithesis is between the good person who, by reason of that goodness, already has divine acceptance, and the wicked person who, despite great effort, gains only condemnation.