Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:15
15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
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
13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded. 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult. 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly. 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
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 3:4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 14:35A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
- 1 Samuel 18:14and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
- Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 15:10Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
- Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- Romans 6:21What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome 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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