Proverbs 10:17
Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
In Context
16The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.
18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:25But all my counsels haue ye dispised, and set my correction at naught:
Proverbs 3:1My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:
Proverbs 4:4He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue.
Proverbs 5:12Alas, why hated I nurture? why did my heart dispise correction?
Proverbs 6:23For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life:
Proverbs 15:10Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way: and who so hateth correction shall dye.
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 →