Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and disgrace come to those who ignore instruction, but those who accept correction are honored.
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17A bad messenger creates trouble, but a faithful representative brings healing.
19It's nice to see a wish come true, but stupid people hate to turn away from evil to achieve this.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:9Otherwise you'll surrender your honor to others, and your character to cruel people.
Proverbs 12:1If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
Proverbs 15:5Only a foolish son despises his father's instruction, but one who accepts correction is sensible.
Proverbs 19:6Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
Jeremiah 3:25We should lie down in shame, and have our disgrace bury us. We have sinned against the Lord our God, us and our fathers. From when we were young right up to now we have not obeyed what the Lord our God told us to do.
Hebrews 12:25Make sure you don't reject the one who is speaking! If they didn't escape when they rejected God on earth, it is even more certain that we won't escape if we turn away from God who warns us from heaven!
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 →