Proverbs 13:18

New Century Version

A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced, but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

If a good person punished me, that would be kind. If he corrected me, that would be like perfumed oil on my head. I shouldn’t refuse it. But I pray against those who do evil.

Proverbs 12:1

Anyone who loves learning accepts correction, but a person who hates being corrected is stupid.

Proverbs 13:13

Those who reject what they are taught will pay for it, but those who obey what they are told will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:19

It is so good when wishes come true, but fools hate to stop doing evil.

Proverbs 13:25

Good people have enough to eat, but the wicked will go hungry.

Proverbs 15:5

Fools reject their parents’ correction, but anyone who accepts correction is wise.

Proverbs 19:6

Many people want to please a leader, and everyone is friends with those who give gifts.

Proverbs 25:12

A wise warning to someone who will listen is as valuable as gold earrings or fine gold jewelry.

Proverbs 9:9

Teach the wise, and they will become even wiser; teach good people, and they will learn even more.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

Jeremiah 3:25

Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us like a blanket. We have sinned against the Lord our God, both we and our ancestors. From our youth until now, we have not obeyed the Lord our God.”

Hebrews 12:25

So be careful and do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Others refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth, and they did not escape. So it will be worse for us if we refuse to listen to God who warns us from heaven.