American Standard Version
Proverbs 13:15
15Good understanding giveth favor;But the way of the transgressor is hard.
Proverbs 13:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
- New International Version (NIV)Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
Context of Proverbs 13:15
13Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard. 16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly. 17A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:15 word by word
שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:15
- Proverbs 3:4So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 14:35The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will beagainsthim that causeth shame.
- 1 Samuel 18:14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
- Proverbs 15:10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die.
- Psalms 95:9When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work.
- Jeremiah 2:19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
- Romans 6:21What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Hard - The primary meaning of the original word is permanence (compare Deuteronomy 21:4; Micah 6:2). This may be applied as here to the hard dry rock, to running streams, or to stagnant pools. In either case, the idea is that of the barren dry soil, or the impassable marsh, in contrast with the fountain of life, carrying joy and refreshment with it.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15Verse 15 The way of sinners is hard upon others, and hard to the sinner himself. The service of sin is slavery; the road to hell is strewed with the thorns and thistles that followed the curse.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Right perception and action secure good will, while evil ways are difficult as a stony road. The wicked left of God find punishment of sin in sinning. hard--or, "harsh" (compare Hebrew: De 21:4; Jr 5:15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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