Proverbs 13:13

New International Reader's Version

Anyone who hates what they are taught will pay for it later. But a person who respects a command will be rewarded.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

But God’s people made fun of his messengers. They hated his words. They laughed at his prophets. Finally the Lord’s great anger was stirred up against his people. Nothing could save them.

Ezra 10:3

So let’s make a covenant in front of our God. Let’s promise to send away all these women and their children. That’s what you have advised us to do. Those who respect our God’s commands have given us the same advice. We want to do what the Law says.

Psalm 115:13

The Lord will bless those who have respect for him. He will bless important and unimportant people alike.

Psalm 119:165

Those who love your law enjoy great peace. Nothing can make them trip and fall.

Psalm 19:11

Your servant is warned by them. When people obey them, they are greatly rewarded.

Psalm 19:12

But who can know their own mistakes? Forgive my hidden faults.

Exodus 9:20

The officials of Pharaoh who had respect for what the Lord had said obeyed him. They hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.

Proverbs 1:25

You turn away from all my advice. And you do not accept my warning.

Proverbs 13:12

Hope that is put off makes one sick at heart. But a desire that is met is like a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:21

Hard times chase those who are sinful. But those who do right are rewarded with good things.

Proverbs 16:20

If anyone pays attention to what they’re taught, they will succeed. Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord.

Proverbs 19:16

Those who keep commandments keep their lives. But those who don’t care how they live will die.

Isaiah 66:2

Didn’t I make everything by my power? That is how all things were created,” announces the Lord. “The people I value are not proud. They are sorry for the wrong things they have done. They have great respect for what I say.

Jeremiah 43:2

After that, Azariah, the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, spoke to Jeremiah. And all the proud men joined them. They said, “You are lying! The Lord our God hasn’t sent you to speak to us. He hasn’t told you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt and make your homes there.’

Ezekiel 20:13

“ ‘ “But in the desert the people of Israel refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They turned their backs on my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They totally misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out my great anger on them. I would destroy them in the desert.

Ezekiel 20:16

But they turned their backs on my laws. They did not obey my rules. They misused my Sabbath days. Their hearts were committed to worshiping the statues of their gods.

Ezekiel 20:24

They had not obeyed my laws. They had turned their backs on my rules. They had misused my Sabbath days. They only wanted to worship the statues of their parents’ gods.

Malachi 3:16

Those who had respect for the Lord talked with one another. And the Lord heard them. A list of people and what they did was written in a book in front of him. It included the names of those who respected the Lord and honored him.

Numbers 15:31

They have not respected what the Lord has said. They have broken the Lord’s commands. They must certainly be separated from the community. They are still guilty.’ ”

Matthew 5:12

Be joyful and glad. Your reward in heaven is great. In the same way, people hurt the prophets who lived long ago.

Luke 16:31

“Abraham said to him, ‘They do not listen to Moses and the Prophets. So they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”

2 John 1:8

Watch out that you don’t lose what we have worked for. Make sure that you get your full reward.