Proverbs 13:13-15

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]

Cross References 5

  • 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

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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