17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:17
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 17
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Whoever heedsשׁוֹמֵ֣רH8104Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularinstructionמוּסָ֑רH4148Noun - masculine singularis on the pathאֹ֣רַחH734Noun - common singularto lifeלְ֭חַיִּיםH2416Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralbut he who ignoresוְעוֹזֵ֖בH5800Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularreproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתH8433Noun - feminine singulargoes astrayמַתְעֶֽה׃H8582Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular