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Proverbs 15:10

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

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מוּסָ֣רmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.רָ֭עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…לְעֹזֵ֣בleozevto commit selfעָזַבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “to commit self”, a verb used as a describing wordH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.אֹ֑רַחorachmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “manner”, the ordinary formH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.שׂוֹנֵ֖אsonehateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.תוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatcorrectionתּוֹכֵחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “correction”, the ordinary formH8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.יָמֽוּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; and he that hateth reproof shall die.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die.

Young’s Literal Translation

Chastisement [is] grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.

World English Bible

There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way. Whoever hates reproof shall die.

Darby Translation

Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.

Douay-Rheims

Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; and he that hateth reproof shall die.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The instruction of the simple is known by them that pass by; but they that hate reproofs die disgracefully.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παιδεία ἀκάκου γνωρίζεται ὑπὸ τῶν παριόντων, οἱ δὲ μισοῦντες ἐλέγχους τελευτῶσιν αἰσχρῶς.