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Proverbs 15:10
10Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die.
Proverbs 15:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; whoever hates correction will die.
Context of Proverbs 15:10
8The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him. 9The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness. Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die. 11Death and Destruction lie open before the Lord— how much more do human hearts! 12Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.
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מוּסָ֣ר רָ֭ע לְעֹזֵ֣ב אֹ֑רַח שׂוֹנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:10
- Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
- Proverbs 13:1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
- Proverbs 23:35“They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”
- 1 Kings 18:17When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
- 1 Kings 21:20Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!” “I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.
- 1 Kings 22:8The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
- John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.
- Proverbs 1:30Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
- Proverbs 5:12You will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!
- Proverbs 10:17Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
- Isaiah 1:5Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted.
- Ezekiel 24:13“ ‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Better, There is a grievous correction, i. e., nothing less than death, to him that forsaketh the way.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 He that hates reproof shall perish in his sins, since he would not be parted from them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Compare Pr 10:17). the way--that in which God would have him to go (Pr 2:13; Psa 119:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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