Proverbs 13:18-25

18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ¹ignores instruction, ²but whoever ³heeds reproof is honored.

19 ⁴A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

21 ⁵Disaster^[a] pursues sinners, ⁶but the righteous are rewarded with good.

22 ⁷A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but ⁸the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.

23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through ⁹injustice.

24 ¹⁰Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.^[b]

25 ¹¹The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

Cross References

• 1. [Proverbs 15:5, 31, 32]
• 2. [Proverbs 15:5]
• 3. [Proverbs 15:31]
• 4. [ver. 12]
• 5. [Psalms 11:6; Psalms 32:10]
• 6. [ver. 13; Luke 6:38]
• 7. [Ezra 9:12; Psalms 37:25]
• 8. Proverbs 28:8; See Job 27:16, 17
• 9. [Proverbs 16:8]
• 10. [Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 22:15; Proverbs 23:13, 14; Proverbs 29:15, 17]
• 11. See Proverbs 10:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Or Evil
• [b]. Or who loves him disciplines him early