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Proverbs 15:10 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 10
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.Proverbs 15:10 · King James Version
Proverbs 15:10 in context
8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
11Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Correctionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- forsakethʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- grievousraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- reprooftôwkêchâhchastisementH8433 →
- hatethsânêʼto hateH8130 →
- wayʼôracha well-trodden roadH734 →
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This shows that those who cannot bear to be corrected must expect to be destroyed. 1. It is common for those who have known the way of righteousness, but have forsaken it, to reckon it a great affront to be reproved and admonished. They are very uneasy at reproof; they cannot, they will not, bear it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary