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10 Discipline seems bad to those going astray;
    one who hates reproof will die.[a]
11 Sheol and Abaddon[b] lie open before the Lord;
    how much more the hearts of mortals!
12 Scoffers do not love reproof;
    to the wise they will not go.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:10 Discipline, always a good thing in Proverbs, seems bad to those deliberately wandering from justice.
  2. 15:11 Sheol and Abaddon: terms for the abode of the dead, signifying the profound obscurity which is open nevertheless to the sight and power of God; cf. 27:20.

10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord(B)
    how much more do human hearts!(C)

12 Mockers resent correction,(D)
    so they avoid the wise.

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon