When Ahab saw Elijah he said, “Is it you? You are the man that causes trouble in Israel!”
Proverbs 15:10 - Easy To Read Version If a person begins to live wrong, then he will be punished. And the person that hates to be corrected will be destroyed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: And he that hateth reproof shall die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There is severe discipline for him who forsakes God's way; and he who hates reproof will die [physically, morally, and spiritually]. American Standard Version (1901) There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die. Common English Bible Discipline is severe for those who abandon the way; those who hate correction will die. Catholic Public Domain Version Doctrine is evil to those who abandon the way of life. Whoever hates correction shall die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die. |
When Ahab saw Elijah he said, “Is it you? You are the man that causes trouble in Israel!”
So Elijah went to Ahab. Ahab saw Elijah and said, “You have found me again. You are always against me.”
King Ahab answered, “There is one other prophet. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him. When he speaks for the Lord, he never says anything good for me. He always says things that I don’t like.”
Why? Because the bad people\par stopped obeying God.\par And those bad people didn’t care\par about doing what God wants.\par
So why do you hate it when I correct you?\par Why do you ignore the things I say?\par
You turned away and ignored all of my advice. You refused to accept my words.
You people refused to listen to my words of advice. You would not listen to me when I showed you the right way.
A person who learns from his punishment can help other people live too. But a person who refuses to learn only leads people the wrong way.
If a person wants to be wise, then he is not angry if someone tells him when he does wrong. The person who hates to be told that he is wrong is stupid.
A wise son listens carefully when his father tells him what to do. But a proud person does not listen when people try to correct him.
The Lord knows everything, even what happens in the place of death. So surely the Lord will know what happens in the hearts and minds of people.
The Lord hates the way evil people live. The Lord loves people who try to do good.
You will say, “They hit me but I never felt it. They beat me but I don’t remember it. Now I can’t wake up. I need another drink.”
This trouble is your own fault!\par The Lord your God\par was leading you the right way, {\cf2\super [10]} \par but you turned away from him.\par
But if you do warn the evil person to change his life and stop sinning, and if he refuses to stop sinning, then he will die because he sinned. But you have saved your life.
Every person that does evil hates the light. That person will not come to the light. Why? Because then the light will show all the bad things he has done.
The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me. Why? Because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things.