17 Whoever 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 heeds שׁוֹמֵ֣ר H8104 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular instruction מוּסָ֑ר H4148 Noun - masculine singular is on the path אֹ֣רַח H734 Noun - common singular to life לְ֭חַיִּים H2416 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural but he who ignores וְעוֹזֵ֖ב H5800 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular reproof תּוֹכַ֣חַת H8433 Noun - feminine singular goes astray מַתְעֶֽה׃ H8582 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular