Proverbs 13:13

13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

Proverbs 13:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
ESV
13 Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
NLT
13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed.
MSG
13 Ignore the Word and suffer; honor God's commands and grow rich.
CSB
13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:13 In-Context

11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Numbers 15:31; 2 Chronicles 36:16
  • 2. Exodus 9:20
  • 3. Proverbs 16:20
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