Proverbs 10:17

American Standard Version (1901)

He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:1-2 : 1 My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.
  • Prov 1:25-26 : 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandment is a lamp; And the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.
  • Prov 22:17-19 : 17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge. 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips. 19 That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Eccl 5:6 : 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. 26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away [from them] .
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned [them] on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape] who turn away from him that [warneth] from heaven:
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge; 6 and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness; 7 and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: 11 for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
  • Prov 1:30 : 30 They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.
  • Prov 4:4 : 4 And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.
  • 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the king] said unto him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

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    10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    82%

    31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

    32He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  • Prov 10:8-9
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    8The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

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  • Prov 17:10
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    10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 9:6-7
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  • Prov 8:33
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    33Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 5:23
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    23He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Prov 22:5
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  • Prov 6:23
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    23For the commandment is a lamp; And the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 14:2
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  • Prov 13:14-15
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    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

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  • Prov 2:20
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  • Prov 28:10
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  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 11:19
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  • Prov 1:15
    73%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 5:12
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    12And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

  • Prov 3:11
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    11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

  • Job 5:17
    72%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

  • Prov 19:1
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  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 9:9
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    9Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 4:13-14
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    72%

    13Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 1:23
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    23Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.