10 There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke will die.

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10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
    he who hates a rebuke will die.

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11 A rebellious person seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 An evil person will seek only rebellion,
    and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

18 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He [a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Lit breaks out

18 He who is selfish seeks a craving;[a]
    against all sound judgment he shows contempt.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Or “boundary”

The (A)foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart (B)rages against the Lord.

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As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,
    and against Yahweh his heart[a] will rage.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:3 Or “mind”