Proverbs 10:17 - Tree of Life Version One who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but whoever ignores correction goes astray. 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. |
But while he was still speaking to him, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you a counselor to the king? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped after he said, “Now I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have acted this way and have not listened to my counsel.”
Whoever loves knowledge loves correction, but whoever hates reproof is stupid.
Stern correction awaits one who forsakes the way. One who hates reproof will die.
Whoever avoids correction despises himself, but whoever heeds reproof acquires understanding.
One who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed— without remedy.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and blessed will be all who hold firmly to her.
Hold on tightly to instruction, do not let it go— guard it, for it is your life.
he taught me and said to me: “Lay hold of my words in your heart, keep my commands and you will live!
and you will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned reproof!
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah a light, and corrective discipline the way of life,
But He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
See to it that you do not refuse the One who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the One who was warning them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject the One who warns us from heaven.
For this reason it is necessary for us to pay especially close attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
When he lifted up his eyes and saw the wayfaring man in the open square of the town, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”