Proverbs 10:17
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof errs.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
In Context
16The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man [is] to sin.
18He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:25but ye have made all my counsel void, and want none of my reproof,
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my law, but let thy heart keep my commandments.
Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 5:12and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Proverbs 15:10There is grievous correction for him who forsakes the way. He who hates reproof shall die.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:17
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. Solomon here confirms what his father had said ( Ps. xxxvii. 16 ), A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked. 1. Perhaps a righteous man has no more than what he works hard for; he eats only the labour of his hands, but that labour tends to life; he aims at nothing but to get an honest livelihood, covets not to be rich and great, but is willing to live and maintain his family. Nor does it tend only to… Read the whole commentary →