Proverbs 10:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: But he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ He who heeds instruction and correction is [not only himself] in the way of life [but also] is a way of life for others. And he who neglects or refuses reproof [not only himself] goes astray [but also] causes to err and is a path toward ruin for others.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Those who heed instruction are on the way to life, but those who ignore correction lose their way.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ The way of life is for those who observe discipline. But whoever abandons correction wanders astray.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray.

Proverbs 10:17 Cross References

2 Chronicles 25:16

But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be put to death?” So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”

Proverbs 1:30

would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid.

Proverbs 15:10

There is severe discipline for one who forsakes the way; one who hates a rebuke will die.

Proverbs 15:32

Those who ignore instruction despise themselves, but those who heed admonition gain understanding.

Proverbs 29:1

One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.

Proverbs 4:13

Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.

Proverbs 4:4

he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments and live.

Proverbs 5:12

and you say, “Oh, how I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!

Proverbs 5:14

Now I am at the point of utter ruin in the public assembly.”

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not let your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake; why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Luke 11:28

But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking, for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Judges 19:17

When the old man looked up and saw the wayfarer in the open square of the city, he said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”