Proverbs 10:17 - American Standard Version 2015 He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;\par\tab But he that forsaketh reproof erreth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: But he that refuseth reproof erreth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth. Common English Bible Those who heed instruction are on the way to life, but those who ignore correction lose their way. Catholic Public Domain Version The way of life is for those who observe discipline. But whoever abandons correction wanders astray. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray. |
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that {\i the king} said unto him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.\par
Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge;\par\tab But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way;\par\tab {\i And} he that hateth reproof shall die.
He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul;\par\tab But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.
He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck\par\tab Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:\par\tab And happy is every one that retaineth her.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:\par\tab Keep her; for she is thy life.
And he taught me, and said unto me:\par\tab Let thy heart retain my words;\par\tab Keep my commandments, and live;
And say, How have I hated instruction,\par\tab And my heart despised reproof;
I was well-nigh in all evil\par\tab In the midst of the assembly and congregation.\par
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;\par\tab And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
But he said, {\cf6 Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.}\par
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned {\i them} on earth, much more {\i shall not} we {\i escape} who turn away from him that {\i warneth} from heaven:
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away {\i from them}.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?