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Proverbs 15:10
Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text delivers wisdom instruction from the traditional author of Proverbs to a reader seeking understanding. It directly follows a statement contrasting the LORD’s rejection of the wicked with His love for those pursuing righteousness.
The words — The Hebrew מוּסָר (mu.Sar) means discipline or training, and תוֹכַחַת (to.Kha.chat) means correction or reproof. The verse explicitly states that rejecting this training brings a fatal outcome.
The thread — This pattern of accepting correction versus fleeing from it runs through Proverbs 10:17, 12:1, and 13:1, where similar warnings tie obedience to life and stubbornness to straying.
Why it lands — The passage demands a deliberate choice to endure training rather than abandon the instructed path. It requires the reader to acknowledge that refusing correction carries a definitive, irreversible consequence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
- Proverbs 10:17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
- Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- John 3:20 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
- John 7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
- 1 Kings 18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
- 1 Kings 21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 22:8 The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
- Proverbs 1:30 They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
- Proverbs 5:12 and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!