Proverbs
King James Version (KJV)


“Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.”
King James Version (KJV)
15:8 Sacrifice - All the religious services, yea, the most costly; one kind being put for all the rest. Prayer - The cheapest and meanest services.
15:11 Destruction - The place of destruction, of which men know nothing but by Divine revelation.
Correction is grieuous vnto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproofe, shall die.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; He who hates reproof will die.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; `And' he that hateth reproof shall die.
- American Standard Version (1901)
There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.
- Basic English Bible
Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.
- Darby Bible
Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
- English Revised Version
There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: whoever hates reproof shall die.
- World English Bible