Proverbs 13:13-23

13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
15 Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]
16 All who are prudent act with[b] knowledge, but fools expose their folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
21 Trouble pursues the sinner, but the righteous are rewarded with good things.
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.

Cross References 17

  • 1. S Numbers 15:31; 2 Chronicles 36:16
  • 2. Exodus 9:20
  • 3. Proverbs 16:20
  • 4. S Proverbs 10:11
  • 5. Proverbs 14:27
  • 6. Ecclesiastes 10:3
  • 7. Esther 5:11; S Psalms 38:5; Proverbs 12:23
  • 8. S Proverbs 10:26
  • 9. Proverbs 25:13
  • 10. S Proverbs 1:7; S Proverbs 12:1
  • 11. Psalms 141:5; Proverbs 25:12; Ecclesiastes 7:5; Pr 15:5,31-32
  • 12. S Proverbs 10:11
  • 13. 2 Chronicles 10:8; Proverbs 15:31
  • 14. 2 Samuel 3:39; Jeremiah 40:3; Jeremiah 50:7; Ezekiel 14:13; Ezekiel 18:4
  • 15. Psalms 25:13
  • 16. Psalms 32:10
  • 17. S Esther 8:2; S Job 27:17; Ecclesiastes 2:26

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  • [b]. Or "prudent protect themselves through"
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