Proverbs 15:10
Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
In Context
11Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more the hearts of the sonnes of men?
Cross References
1 Kings 18:17And when Ahab saw Eliiah, Ahab said vnto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
1 Kings 22:8And the King of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man (Michaiah the sonne of Imlah) by whom we may aske counsel of the Lord, but I hate him: for he doeth not prophecie good vnto me, but euill. And Iehoshaphat sayd, Let not the King say so.
Psalms 50:17Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?
Proverbs 5:12And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction!
Proverbs 12:1He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.
Proverbs 23:35They haue stricken mee, shalt thou say, but I was not sicke: they haue beaten mee, but I knew not, when I awoke: therefore will I seeke it yet still.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:10
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord : but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. This is a reason of what was said in the foregoing verse. 1. The sacrifices of the wicked are an abomination to God, not for want of some nice points of ceremony, but because their way, the whole course and tenour of their conversation, is wicked, and consequently an abomination to him. Sacrifices for sin were not accepted of those that resolved to go on in sin, and were to the highest degree abominable… Read the whole commentary →