Proverbs 10:17
The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 wicked, unto sin.
18Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:25You have despised all my counsel, and have neglected my reprehensions.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said: Let thy heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.
Proverbs 5:12Why have I hated instruction, and my heart consented not to reproof,
Proverbs 6:23Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 15:10Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth 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 →