A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
A scorner resists correction and does not love the one who reproves him, but dislikes that person and dislikes being corrected. He will not go to the wise for counsel, but avoids them rather than seeking them out, because they may reprove him. This portrays the common and broader unwillingness of people to accept reproof. Submission to correction is necessary rather than resistance to it. By contrast with such refusal, friendly reproof is to be valued.
A scorner resists correction and does not love the one who reproves him, but dislikes that person and dislikes being corrected. He will not go to the wise for counsel, but avoids them rather than seeking them out, because they may reprove him. This portrays the common and broader unwillingness of people to accept reproof. Submission to correction is necessary rather than resistance to it. By contrast with such refusal, friendly reproof is to be valued.