Proverbs 13:18 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁸ Poverty and shame are for him Who ignores discipline, But he who heeds reproof is esteemed.

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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

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous one smite me Or reprove me in loving-commitment – It is oil on my head. Let my head not refuse it. My prayer is still against their evil deeds.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the Word is destroyed, But he who fears the command is rewarded.

Proverbs 13:19

A desire accomplished is sweet to the being, But to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eats to the satisfying of his being, But the stomach of the wrong is lacking.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despises his father’s discipline, But he who heeds reproof is clever.

Proverbs 19:6

Many entreat the favour of the noble. And all are friends to him who gives gifts.

Proverbs 25:12

A ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, Is a wise one’s reproof to an ear that hears.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise one, and he is wiser still; Teach a righteous one, and he increases in learning.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Jeremiah 3:25

“We shall lie down in our shame, while our reproach covers us. For we have sinned against יהוה our Elohim, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and have not obeyed the voice of יהוה our Elohim.”

Hebrews 12:25

Take heed not to refuse the One speaking. For if those did not escape who refused the warning on earth, much less we who turn away from Him from heaven,