Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 15:12 in English Standard Version "A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise." Ps 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; Am 5:10 They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth.