Proverbs 10:17
He that keepeth instruction is in the path of life; But he that refuseth reproof goeth astray.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
In Context
16The earnings of the righteous minister to life; The revenues of the wicked, to sin.
18He that hideth hatred hath lying lips; And he that uttereth slander is a fool.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:25Because ye have rejected all my counsel, And have slighted my rebuke,—
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, And let thy heart observe my precepts!
Proverbs 4:4He taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 5:12And say, “How have I hated instruction! And how hath my heart despised reproof!
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and instruction a light; Yea, the rebukes of correction lead to life.
Proverbs 15:10Sore chastisement shall be to him that forsaketh the way; 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 →