Proverbs 10:17

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 1:25 describes ignoring counsel and refusing reproof — directly matching the one who forsakes reproof here.

Proverbs 1:30 says they despised all my reproof — same language of rejecting reproof as the second line here.

Proverbs 3:1 similarly urges keeping commands and not forgetting teaching, emphasizing the same call to heed instruction.

Proverbs 3:2 adds the promise of long life and peace for those who keep the teaching, matching the path to life here.

Proverbs 4:4 records a father's instruction: 'keep my commandments, and live'—directly parallel to heeding instruction for life.

Proverbs 4:13 says 'keep hold of instruction... for she is your life,' echoing the same life-giving value of heeding instruction.

Proverbs 5:12 recalls hating discipline and despising reproof — directly paralleling the one who forsakes reproof.

Proverbs 12:1 contrasts love of discipline with hatred of correction, paralleling the heeding vs rejecting rebuke theme here.

Proverbs 15:10 says whoever hates reproof will die — a strong parallel to the danger of forsaking reproof.

Proverbs 22:17-19 calls to hear and apply words of wisdom, reinforcing the same imperative to heed instruction for trust in the Lord.

Proverbs 29:1 warns that those stiffening against reproof will be broken — echoing the fate of those who reject instruction.

Proverbs 1:23 calls readers to turn at reproof, directly reinforcing the value of heeding instruction that leads to life.

Matthew 7:24-27 contrasts hearing and doing Jesus' words with hearing only—parallel to heeding instruction vs rejecting rebuke here.

Luke 11:28 Parallel

In Luke 11:28, Jesus blesses those who hear and keep God's word — echoing the blessing on heeding instruction in this proverb.

Hebrews 2:1 Parallel

Hebrews 2:1 urges paying attention to what we heard to avoid drifting — paralleling the warning that forsaking reproof leads astray.

Hebrews 12:25 Related theme

Hebrews 12:25 warns against rejecting God's voice, echoing the proverb's consequence of rejecting rebuke — but with eternal urgency.