Proverbs 10:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He is [on] the pathאֹ֣רַח
(o·rach)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
who heedsשֹׁומֵ֣ר
(sho·v·mer)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
instruction,מוּסָ֑ר
(mu·sar;)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
But he who ignoresוְעֹוזֵ֖ב
(ve·'o·v·zev)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
reproofתֹּוכַ֣חַת
(to·v·cha·chat)
8433b: argument, reprooffrom yakach
goes astray.מַתְעֶֽה׃
(mat·'eh.)
8582: to erra prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He is in the way
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
that keepeth
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
instruction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
but he that refuseth
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
reproof
towkechah  (to-kay-khaw')
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence) -- argument, chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, be (often) reproved.
erreth
ta`ah  (taw-aw')
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray; also causative of both
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He is on the path of life who heeds instruction, But he who ignores reproof goes astray.

King James Bible
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray.

International Standard Version
Whoever heeds correction is on the pathway to life, but someone who ignores exhortation goes astray.

NET Bible
The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The way of life preserves instruction and he that hates rebuke is a moron.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever practices discipline is on the way to life, but whoever ignores a warning strays.

King James 2000 Bible
He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he that refuses reproof goes astray.
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