Proverbs 13:18
He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
17An vngodly messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faythfull embassadour is as health.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:9That thou geue not thy honour vnto other, and thy yeres to the cruell:
Proverbs 12:1Who so loueth correction loueth knowledge: but he that hateth to be reproued is a foole.
Proverbs 15:5A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.
Proverbs 19:6The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:18
17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. Here we have, 1. The ill consequences of betraying a trust. A wicked messenger, who, being sent to negotiate any business, is false to him that employed him, divulges his counsels, and so defeats his designs, cannot expect to prosper, but will certainly fall into some mischief or other, will be discovered and punished, since nothing is more hateful to God and man than the treachery of those that have a confidence reposed in them. 2.… Read the whole commentary →