New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 13:15
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
13The one who despises the word will be in debt to it, But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded. 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death. Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard. 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool displays folly. 17A wicked messenger falls into adversity, 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 3:4So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 14:35The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.
- 1 Samuel 18:14David was prospering in all his ways for the Lord was with him.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.
- Proverbs 15:10Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; He who hates reproof will die.
- Psalms 95:9“When your fathers tested Me, They tried Me, though they had seen My work.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will reprove you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to forsake the Lord your God, And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord God of hosts.
- Romans 6:21Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For 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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