Proverbs 13:18

Easy To Read Version

If a person refuses to learn from his mistakes, then he will be poor and ashamed. But if a person listens when he is criticized or punished, then he will profit.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

A good person can correct me.\par That would be kind of him.\par Your followers can criticize me.\par It would be good for them to do that.\par I would accept that.\par But I will always pray against\par the bad things those bad people do.\par

Proverbs 12:1

If a person wants to be wise, then he is not angry if someone tells him when he does wrong. The person who hates to be told that he is wrong is stupid.

Proverbs 13:13

If a person refuses to listen when other people try to help him, then he will bring trouble to himself. But the person who respects the things other people tell him, will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:19

If a person wants something and then gets it, he will be very happy. But stupid people only want evil, and they refuse to change.

Proverbs 15:5

A foolish person refuses to listen to his father’s advice. But a wise person listens closely when people try to teach him.

Proverbs 19:6

Many people want to be friends with a generous person. Everyone wants to be the friend of a person who gives gifts.

Proverbs 25:12

If a wise person gives you a warning, it is worth more than gold rings or jewelry made from the finest gold.

Proverbs 9:9

If you teach a wise man, then he will become wiser. If you teach a good man, then he will learn more.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to be criticized by a wise man\par than to be praised by a foolish person.\par

Jeremiah 3:25

Let us lie down in our shame.\par Let our shame cover us like a blanket.\par We have sinned against the Lord our God.\par We and our fathers have sinned.\par We have not obeyed the Lord our God\par

Hebrews 12:25

Be careful and don’t refuse to listen when God speaks. Those people (Israelites) refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth. And those people did not escape. Now God is speaking from heaven. So now it will be worse for those people who refuse to listen to him.