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

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

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