English Standard Version
Proverbs 13:15
15Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
Context of Proverbs 13:15
13Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded. 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin. 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts 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
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:15
- Proverbs 3:4So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 14:35A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
- 1 Samuel 18:14And David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
- Acts 7:10and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
- Proverbs 15:10There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die.
- Psalms 95:9when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.
- Romans 6:21But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you 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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