New King James Version
Proverbs 13:15
15Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
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 Living Translation (NLT)A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
Context of Proverbs 13:15
13He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly. 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health.
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 3:4And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 14:35The king’s favor is toward a wise servant, But his wrath is against him who causes shame.
- 1 Samuel 18:14And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 15:10Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die.
- Psalms 95:9When your fathers tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts.
- Romans 6:21What fruit did you have then in 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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