 Proverbs Chapter 12 Distributed by: KJV Bible Studies Website: http://www.kjvbiblestudies.net Email: [email protected] Introduction: In this chapter, the contrast between the wisdom of righteousness and the folly of sin is continued. I. Love Instruction, Love Knowledge Pro 12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. The thought is here relatively simple. One who will kindly receive correction delights in learning to be better. But one who hates being corrected shields themselves from such. The question is: how do we receive criticism or correction? Pro 12:2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. Pro 12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. The principle is essentially, how that God will bless a good man. The word translated good (bwj towb) refers to moral and ethical goodness and is very close to the thought of one who is ‘righteous.’ In contrast, one given to wickedness will be judged. God blesses righteousness and judges sin. It is that simple. Continue Reading in PDF: 
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