10 There is (A)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    (B)whoever hates reproof will die.

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10 Severe punishment awaits anyone who wanders off the path—
    anyone who despises reproof will die.

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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
    and (A)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 A rebellious person seeks evil;
    a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.

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18 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
    he breaks out against all sound judgment.

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How Fools Talk

18 Whoever isolates himself pursues selfish ends;
he resists all sound advice.

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When a man's folly (A)brings his way to ruin,
    his heart (B)rages against the Lord.

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A man’s foolishness ruins his life,[a]
    yet his heart rages against the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:3 Lit. way