Proverbs 13:18

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“Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.”

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BSBPD

“Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Poverty and shameshall be tohim that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Whoso is refusing instruction--poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 13:18 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
  2. Proverbs 5:9lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
  3. Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
  4. Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
  5. Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
  6. Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
  7. Proverbs 15:31He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
  8. Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
  9. Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
  10. Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”
  11. Jeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
  12. Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

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