Proverbs 15:12

15:12 The scorner does not love ¹  one who corrects him; ² 

he will not go to ³  the wise.

Proverbs 19:9

19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

and the one who spouts out ⁴  lies will perish. ⁵ 

Proverbs 23:30

23:30 Those who linger over wine,

those who go looking for mixed wine. ⁶ 

[15:12]  ¹ sn This is an understatement, the opposite being intended (a figure called tapeinosis). A scorner rejects any efforts to reform him.

[15:12]  ² tn The form הוֹכֵחַ (hokheakh) is a Hiphil infinitive absolute. It could function as the object of the verb (cf. NIV, NRSV) or as a finite verb (cf. KJV, NASB, NLT). The latter has been chosen here because of the prepositional phrase following it, although that is not a conclusive argument.

[15:12]  ³ tc The MT has אֶל (’el, “to [the wise]”), suggesting seeking the advice of the wise. The LXX, however, has “with the wise,” suggesting אֶת (’et).

[19:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “breathes out”; NAB “utters”; NIV “pours out.”

[19:9]  ⁵ sn The verse is the same as v. 5, except that the last word changes to the verb “will perish” (cf. NCV “will die”; CEV, NLT “will be destroyed”; TEV “is doomed”).

[23:30]  ⁷ sn The answer to the question posed in v. 29 is obviously one who drinks too much, which this verse uses metonymies to point out. Lingering over wine is an adjunct of drinking more wine; and seeking mixed wine obviously means with the effect or the purpose of drinking it.