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Proverbs 12:1–2

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WHOSO loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
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From verse 1

  1. Proverbs 15:10Rank 1 from verse 1
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    10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

  2. Proverbs 9:7–8Rank 2 from verse 1
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    7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

    8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

  3. Psalms 119:97–100Rank 3 from verse 1
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    97O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

    98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

    99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

    100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

  4. Proverbs 18:1Rank 4 from verse 1
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    1THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

  5. Proverbs 5:12–13Rank 5 from verse 1
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    12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

    13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 8:35Rank 1 from verse 2
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    35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

  2. Acts 11:24Rank 2 from verse 2
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    24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

  3. Psalms 112:5Rank 3 from verse 2
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    5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

  4. Romans 5:7Rank 4 from verse 2
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    7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

  5. Isaiah 32:5–7Rank 5 from verse 2
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    5The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

    6For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

    7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

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Proverbs 12:1

COMBINED MEANING

instruction

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Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 12:2

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

favour

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Sense 1: Goodwill, approval, acceptance, kindness, mercy, support, or beneficial regard. Sense 2: Pleasing appearance or charm. Sense 3: To regard, support, prefer, or treat kindly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

condemn

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To pronounce guilty or wrong; to sentence, judge against, disapprove, or doom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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11:31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

12:1WHOSO loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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12:2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

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12:3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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