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

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10 There is (A)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    (B)whoever hates reproof 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 man seeks only rebellion,
    and (A)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 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
    he breaks out against all sound judgment.

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

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