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Proverbs 13:18
18Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
Proverbs 13:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
- New Living Translation (NLT)If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honored.
Context of Proverbs 13:18
16All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly. 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. 19A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil. 20Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:18 word by word
רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Povertyרֵישׁrêysh rê'sh rîysh · povertyH7389
- and shameקָלוֹןqâlôn · dishonorH7036
- him that refusethפָּרַעpâra‛ · to neglectH6544
- instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
- but he that regardethשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
- reproofתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
- shall be honouredכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:18
- Proverbs 13:13Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.
- Proverbs 5:9lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel,
- Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
- Proverbs 15:5A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
- Proverbs 19:6Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
- Jeremiah 5:3Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
- Proverbs 9:9Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
- Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.
- Psalms 141:5Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
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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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