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proverbs_10:17

Proverbs 10:17

Hebrew
אֹ֣רַח לְ֭חַיִּים שׁוֹמֵ֣רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples

שָׁמַר

Meaning:

* To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend

The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament.

Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19
מוּסָ֑ר וְעוֹזֵ֖ב תּוֹכַ֣חַת מַתְעֶֽה
ESV
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
NIV
He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
NLT
People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray.
LXX
ὁδοὺς δικαίας ζωῆς φυλάσσει παιδεία παιδεία δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀνεξέλεγκτος πλανᾶται
KJV
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Proverbs 10:16 ← Proverbs 10:17 → Proverbs 10:18

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