Proverbs 3:12

3:12 For the Lord disciplines those he loves,

just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 15:12

15:12 The scorner does not love one who corrects him;

he will not go to the wise.

Proverbs 25:12

25:12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold,

so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.