Proverbs 10:17
On the way unto life is he that observeth correction; but he that forsaketh reproof is in error.
Leeser Tanakh
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 the righteous [tendeth] to life: the product of the wicked is for sin.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:25And ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would not accept my admonition:
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart keep my commandments;
Proverbs 4:4And he instructed me, and said unto me, Let thy heart grasp firmly my words: observe my commandments and live.
Proverbs 5:12And thou sayest, How have I hated correction, and how hath my heart rejected reproof;
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and the way of life are the admonitions of correction:
Proverbs 15:10An evil correction is [destined] for him that forsaketh the [right] path; he that hateth admonition will 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 →