Proverbs 10:17
The way of life is for those who observe discipline. But whoever abandons correction wanders astray.
Catholic Public Domain 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 work of the just is unto life. But the fruit of the impious is unto sin.
18Lying lips conceal hatred; whoever brings forth contempt is unwise.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:25You have despised all my counsels, and you have neglected my rebukes.
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts.
Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and he also said: “Let your heart accept my words. Keep my precepts, and you shall live.
Proverbs 5:12“Why have I detested discipline, and why has my heart not been quieted by correction?
Proverbs 6:23For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
Proverbs 15:10Doctrine is evil to those who abandon the way of life. Whoever hates correction 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 →