Proverbs 13:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁸ Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction, but one who heeds reproof is honored.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Poverty and shame come to him who refuses instruction and correction, but he who heeds reproof is honored.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Poverty and shame come to those who don’t care about instruction; honor belongs to those who heed correction.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Destitution and disgrace are for those who abandon discipline. But whoever agrees with a reproof shall be glorified.

Proverbs 13:18 Cross References

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despises a parent’s instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid.

Proverbs 25:12

Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.

Proverbs 13:13

Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves, but those who respect a command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 19:6

Many seek the favor of the generous, and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking, for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me. Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Proverbs 13:19

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

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite, but the belly of the wicked is empty.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Jeremiah 3:25

Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us, for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our ancestors, from our youth even to this day, and we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”