King James Version
Proverbs 10:17 in the King James Version says “He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. erreth: or, causeth to err” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. erreth: or, causeth to err”
Proverbs 10:17 · KJV
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. erreth: or, causeth to err
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“that keepeth”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“instruction”
H4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
“reproof”
H8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defense)
“erreth”
H8582to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
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