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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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There is severe discipline for him who [a]turns from the way [of righteousness];
And he who hates correction will die.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:10 Lit forsakes.

11 Disobedient ·people look only for trouble [L seek only rebellion],
so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

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A rebellious man seeks only evil;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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18 ·Unfriendly [Antisocial; Lonely] people ·are selfish [L seek their own longings/desires]
and ·hate [L break out against] all good sense.

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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

18 He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire,
He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

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People’s own foolishness ·ruins their lives [L frustrates their path],
but in their ·minds [L hearts] they ·blame [rage at] the Lord.

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The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes];
Then his heart is resentful and rages against the Lord [for, being a fool, he blames the Lord instead of himself].

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