Proverbs 15 · Verse 10

Proverbs 15:10

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 other translations

BSBDiscipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
WEBThere is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way. Whoever hates reproof shall die.
ASVThere is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die.
YLTChastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
DARBYGrievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.
BBEThere is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.
WebsterCorrection is grievous to him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

What does Proverbs 15:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. (Compare Pr 10:17). the way--that in which God would have him to go (Pr 2:13; Psa 119:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
He that hates reproof shall perish in his sins, since he would not be parted from them.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 15:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מוּסָ֣רmu.SardisciplineH4148
רָ֭עra'badH7451
לְעֹזֵ֣בle.'o.Zev[is] for [one who] forsakesH5800
אֹ֑רַח'O.rach[the] pathH734
שׂוֹנֵ֖אso.Ne'[one who] hatesH8130
תוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatcorrectionH8433
יָמֽוּת\׃ya.Muthe will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 15:10

  • Proverbs 12:1

    Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  • Proverbs 10:17

    He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

  • Proverbs 13:1

    A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • John 3:20

    For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

  • John 7:7

    The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  • 1 Kings 21:20

    And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 18:17

    And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

  • Ezekiel 24:13-14

    In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.

  • Proverbs 5:12

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

  • 1 Kings 22:8

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

  • Proverbs 1:30

    They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

  • Isaiah 1:5-6

    Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Correction. or, Instruction. grievous.
12:1; 13:1; 23:35; 1Ki 18:17; 21:20; 22:8; Joh 3:20; 7:7
and he.
1:30; 5:12; 10:17; Isa 1:5,6; Eze 24:13,14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 15:9

    The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

  • Proverbs 15:10

    Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Proverbs 15:11

    Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

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Proverbs 15:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La reconvención es molesta al que deja el camino: y el que aborreciere la corrección, morirá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Une discipline fâcheuse attend celui qui abandonne le droit sentier; celui qui hait la correction mourra.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Schlimme Züchtigung wird dem zuteil, der den Pfad verläßt; wer Zucht haßt, wird sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Doctrina mala deserenti viam vitæ; qui increpationes odit, morietur.