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Proverbs 13:15
15Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.
Proverbs 13:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
Context of Proverbs 13:15
13Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded. 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death. Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction. 16All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly. 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:15 word by word
שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:15
- Proverbs 3:4Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 14:35A king delights in a wise servant, but a shameful servant arouses his fury.
- 1 Samuel 18:14In everything he did he had great success, 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 gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 15:10Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die.
- Psalms 95:9where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the Lord your God and have no awe of me,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
- Romans 6:21What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in 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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