Proverbs 13:18

Modern English Version

Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains instruction, but he who heeds reproof will be honored.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness. Let him rebuke me; it shall be an excellent oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is still against the deeds of the wicked.

Proverbs 12:1

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

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises instruction will be destroyed, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:19

The desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the stomach of the wicked will suffer want.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool spurns the instruction of his father, but he who heeds reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 19:6

Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and every man is the friend to a man who gives gifts.

Proverbs 25:12

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Jeremiah 3:25

We lie down in our shame, and our humiliation covers us. For we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused Him who spoke on earth, much less shall we escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven.