Proverbs
Proverbs 10:17
17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever heeds | שׁוֹמֵ֣ר | šō·w·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| instruction | מוּסָ֑ר | mū·sār | Noun - masculine singular | H4148 discipline |
| is on the path | אֹ֣רַח | ’ō·raḥ | Noun - common singular | H734 way, path |
| to life | לְ֭חַיִּים | lə·ḥay·yîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| but he who ignores | וְעוֹזֵ֖ב | wə·‘ō·w·zêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| reproof | תּוֹכַ֣חַת | tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H8433 rebuke, correction |
| goes astray | מַתְעֶֽה׃ | maṯ·‘eh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H8582 err |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:10 · Luke 11:28 · Proverbs 5:12 · 2 Peter 1:5–11 · Proverbs 6:23 · Proverbs 29:1 · Proverbs 3:18 · Proverbs 12:1 · Proverbs 4:13 · Proverbs 3:1–2 · Matthew 7:24–27 · Proverbs 4:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.