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Proverbs 13:15
15Good understanding wins 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 King James Version (NKJV)Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
Context of Proverbs 13:15
13Whoever despises instruction will pay a penalty, but whoever respects a mitzvah will be rewarded. 14Wise instruction is a fountain of life, turning one away from snares of death. Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard. 16Everyone shrewd acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:15
- Proverbs 3:4Then you will gain favor and a good name in the eyes of God and man.
- Proverbs 14:35The king shows favor toward a servant who acts wisely, but his wrath is on one who is disgraceful.
- 1 Samuel 18:14David had success in all his undertakings, since Adonai was with him.
- Luke 2:52And Yeshua kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Acts 7:10He rescued him out of all his troubles and granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and all his household.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 15:10Stern correction awaits one who forsakes the way. One who hates reproof will die.
- Psalms 95:9when your fathers tested Me, they challenged Me, even though they had seen My work.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will rebuke you and your backslidings will chide you. Know then and see how bad and bitter it is for you to forsake Adonai your God. Nor is fear of Me in you.” It is a declaration of the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot.
- Romans 6:21So then, what outcome did you have that you are now ashamed of? 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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