Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 12:1

1. WHoso loveth instruction , loveth knowledg : but he that hateth reproof, is brutish .

Admonition or reproof, as appears from the next Clause, which is a singular means of getting true and sound knowledge.

Sheweth that he is a true lover of knowledge, because he is willing to purchase it upon such unwelcome terms, as reproofs are generally esteemed.

Discovereth himself to be a most foolish and stupid Creature, because he is an enemy to himself and to his own happiness.

Marginal references: Ch. 15. 5.