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The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but he loves one who pursues justice.(A)
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!

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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.