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17 Whoever ·accepts correction [guards instruction/discipline] is on the way to life,
but whoever ·ignores [abandons] correction ·will lead others away from life [L wanders aimlessly].

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17 One who (A)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes 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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10 The person who ·quits doing what is right [L abandons the way] will be punished,
and the one who hates to be corrected will die.

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10 There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke 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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32 Those who ·refuse [neglect] ·correction [discipline] hate themselves,
but those who ·accept [listen to] correction ·gain understanding [L acquire heart/mind].

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32 One who (A)neglects discipline (B)rejects himself,
But one who (C)listens to a rebuke acquires [a]understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart

32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,(A)
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.(B)

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