Proverbs 10:17

New King James Version

He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 25:16

So it was, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Cease! Why should you be killed?” Then the prophet ceased, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”

Proverbs 1:30

They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 15:10

Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die.

Proverbs 15:32

He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.

Proverbs 29:1

He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.

Proverbs 4:13

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

Proverbs 4:4

He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live.

Proverbs 5:12

And say: “How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised correction!

Proverbs 5:14

I was on the verge of total ruin, In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands?

Luke 11:28

But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

Judges 19:17

And when he raised his eyes, he saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”