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Prov. 5:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

And say, Howt have I hated instruction, and my heart despisedv reproof;

Zech. 7:11‑14• ¹¹{i}But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.{/i}
¹²{i}And they made their heart as an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.{/i}
¹³{i}And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts;{/i}
¹⁴{i}and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not, and the land was desolate after them, so that no one passed through nor returned; and they laid the pleasant land desolate.{/i} (Zech. 7:11‑14)

Prov. 1:25• ²⁵And ye have rejected all my counsel,{HR}And would none of my reproof: (Prov. 1:25)

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Prov. 6:23• ²³For the commandment [is] a lamp,{HR}And the law a light,{HR}And reproofs of instruction the way of life: (Prov. 6:23)

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Prov. 12:1• ¹Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge,{HR}But he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. (Prov. 12:1)

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Prov. 1:7,22,29‑30• ⁷The fear of Jehovah (is) the beginning of knowledge:{HR}Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
²²How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness,{HR}And scorners delight them in scorning,{HR}And fools hate wisdom?
²⁹Because they hated knowledge{HR}And chose not the fear of Jehovah;
³⁰They would none of my counsel,{HR}They despised all my reproof; (Prov. 1:7,22,29‑30)

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Prov. 15:5• ⁵A fool despiseth his father's correction;{HR}But he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent. (Prov. 15:5)

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Psa. 50:17• ¹⁷And thou hast hated correction,{HR}And hast cast my words behind thee. (Psa. 50:17)

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Psa. 73:22• ²²And I [was] brutish and knew nothing:{HR}A beast I was with thee. (Psa. 73:22)

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John 3:19‑20• ¹⁹And this is the judgment, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
²⁰For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not unto the light lest his works should be convicted; (John 3:19‑20)

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Prov. 1:25• ²⁵And ye have rejected all my counsel,{HR}And would none of my reproof: (Prov. 1:25)

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Prov. 6:23• ²³For the commandment [is] a lamp,{HR}And the law a light,{HR}And reproofs of instruction the way of life: (Prov. 6:23)

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Prov. 12:1• ¹Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge,{HR}But he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. (Prov. 12:1)

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Prov. 13:18• ¹⁸Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction;{HR}But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. (Prov. 13:18)

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Gen. 19:9• ⁹And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. (Gen. 19:9)

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Ex. 2:13‑14• ¹³And he went out the second day, and, behold, two Hebrew men were quarrelling; and he said to him that was in the wrong, Why art thou smiting thy neighbour?
¹⁴And he said, Who made thee ruler and judge over us? Dost thou intend [say] to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared and said, Surely the matter is known. (Ex. 2:13‑14)

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2 Chron. 24:20‑22• ²⁰{i}And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you.{/i}
²¹And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, at the commandment of the king {i}in the court of the house of Jehovah.{/i}
²²Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died he said, Jehovah look upon it and require it. (2 Chron. 24:20‑22)

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2 Chron. 25:16• ¹⁶{i}And it came to pass as he talked with him, that Amaziah said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.{/i} (2 Chron. 25:16)

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2 Chron. 33:10‑11• ¹⁰{i}And Jehovah spoke to Manasseh and to his people; but they did not hearken.{/i}
¹¹{i}And Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with fetters, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon.{/i} (2 Chron. 33:10‑11)

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2 Chron. 36:16• ¹⁶{i}But they mocked at the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the fury of Jehovah rose against his people, and there was no remedy.{/i} (2 Chron. 36:16)

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Jer. 44:4• ⁴Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. (Jer. 44:4)

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Zech. 1:4‑6• ⁴{i}Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings; but{/i} they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
⁵Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live forever?
⁶But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. (Zech. 1:4‑6)

J. N. Darby Translation

and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!

W. Kelly Translation

And thou say, How have I hated instruction,{HR}And my heart despised reproof;