Proverbs 15:12
Context| NETBible | The scorner does not love 1 one who corrects him; 2 he will not go to 3 the wise. |
| XREF | 2Ch 18:7; Job 21:14; Pr 9:7,8; Pr 15:10; Am 5:10; Joh 3:18-21; Joh 7:7; 2Ti 4:3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn This is an understatement, the opposite being intended (a figure called tapeinosis). A scorner rejects any efforts to reform him. 2 tn The form הוֹכֵחַ (hokheakh) is a Hiphil infinitive absolute. It could function as the object of the verb (cf. NIV, NRSV) or as a finite verb (cf. KJV, NASB, NLT). The latter has been chosen here because of the prepositional phrase following it, although that is not a conclusive argument. 3 tc The MT has אֶל (’el, “to [the wise]”), suggesting seeking the advice of the wise. The LXX, however, has “with the wise,” suggesting אֶת (’et). |
