Proverbs 13:18

The Message

Refuse discipline and end up homeless; embrace correction and live an honored life.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:1

If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction!

Proverbs 13:13

Ignore the Word and suffer; honor God’s commands and grow rich.

Proverbs 13:19

Souls who follow their hearts thrive; fools bent on evil despise matters of soul.

Proverbs 13:25

An appetite for good brings much satisfaction, but the belly of the wicked always wants more.

Proverbs 15:5

Moral dropouts won’t listen to their elders; welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.

Proverbs 19:6

Lots of people flock around a generous person; everyone’s a friend to the philanthropist.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

You’ll get more from the rebuke of a sage Than from the song and dance of fools.

Hebrews 12:25

So don’t turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn’t get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings? His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time—he’s told us this quite plainly—he’ll also rock the heavens: “One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern.” The phrase “one last shaking” means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.