Proverbs 13:15-18

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.

Cross References

• 1. Ecclesiastes 10:3
• 2. Esther 5:11; S Psalms 38:5; Proverbs 12:23
• 3. S Proverbs 10:26
• 4. Proverbs 25:13
• 5. S Proverbs 1:7; S Proverbs 12:1
• 6. Psalms 141:5; Proverbs 25:12; Ecclesiastes 7:5; Pr 15:5,31-32

Footnotes

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