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10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
    whoever hates correction 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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11 Evil people are eager for rebellion,
    but they will be severely punished.

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

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18 Unfriendly people care only about themselves;
    they lash out at common sense.

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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

People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
    and then are angry at the Lord.

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

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