Proverbs 10:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

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  • Prov 3:1-2 : 1 My son, do not forget my law; but let your heart keep my commandments: 2 For they will add to you length of days, long life, and peace.
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone who retains her.
  • Prov 1:25-26 : 25 But you have disregarded all my counsel, and would have none of my rebuke; 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;
  • 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 Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.
  • Prov 22:17-19 : 17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge. 18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be ready on your lips. 19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to you this day, even to you.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Eccl 5:6 : 6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the angel that it was an error; why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore we ought to give more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See that you do not refuse him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from him who speaks from heaven:
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are in you and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he who lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance will be provided to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is foolish.
  • Prov 1:30 : 30 They would have none of my counsel and despised all my rebuke.
  • Prov 4:4 : 4 He also taught me, and said to me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Take firm hold of instruction; do not let her go: keep her; for she is your life.
  • 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have you been made of the king's counsel? Stop; why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, but said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:10
    86%

    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    82%

    31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

    32He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.

  • Prov 15:5
    81%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 13:18
    81%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 12:1
    79%

    1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is foolish.

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 17:10
    77%

    10A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 16:17
    76%

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Prov 9:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

    7He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

  • Prov 8:33
    76%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

  • Prov 19:27
    75%

    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:18
    75%

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Prov 13:1
    75%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 29:1
    75%

    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 5:23
    75%

    23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

  • Prov 16:22
    75%

    22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 13:6
    75%

    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 19:16
    74%

    16He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he who despises his ways shall die.

  • Prov 22:5
    74%

    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 6:23
    74%

    23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  • Prov 10:16
    74%

    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 14:2
    74%

    2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

    15Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Prov 21:16
    74%

    16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 19:25
    74%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 15:24
    73%

    24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 2:20
    73%

    20That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 28:10
    73%

    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Prov 14:8
    73%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 11:19
    73%

    19As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 1:15
    73%

    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;

  • Prov 5:12
    73%

    12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

  • Job 5:17
    72%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:21
    72%

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 9:9
    72%

    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be even wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 4:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13Take firm hold of instruction; do not let her go: keep her; for she is your life.

    14Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.

  • Prov 14:17
    72%

    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions 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 who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 1:23
    72%

    23Turn at my rebuke; surely I will pour out my spirit upon you, I will make my words known to you.