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10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
    whoever hates correction will die.

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10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

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12 To learn, you must love discipline;
    it is stupid to hate correction.

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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)

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The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.

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The world cannot hate you, but it hates me(A) because I testify that its works are evil.(B)

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20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.

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20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(A)

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17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,
    but those who ignore correction will go astray.

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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
    If only I had not ignored all the warnings!

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12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
    How my heart spurned correction!(A)

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13 Your impurity is your lewdness
    and the corruption of your idolatry.
I tried to cleanse you,
    but you refused.
So now you will remain in your filth
    until my fury against you has been satisfied.

14 “I, the Lord, have spoken! The time has come, and I won’t hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign Lord.”

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13 “‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed(A) from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.(B)

14 “‘I the Lord have spoken.(C) The time has come for me to act.(D) I will not hold back; I will not have pity,(E) nor will I relent.(F) You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions,(G) declares the Sovereign Lord.(H)’”

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35 And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it.
    I didn’t even know it when they beat me up.
When will I wake up
    so I can look for another drink?”

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35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
    They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
    so I can find another drink?”(A)

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13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
    a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
    but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)

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30 They rejected my advice
    and paid no attention when I corrected them.

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30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(A)

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The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”

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The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(A) him because he never prophesies anything good(B) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.

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20 “So, my enemy, you have found me!” Ahab exclaimed to Elijah.

“Yes,” Elijah answered, “I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the Lord’s sight.

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20 Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!”(A)

“I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold(B) yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

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17 When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?”

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17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler(A) of Israel?”

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