Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame are for him who rejecteth instruction; But he that regardeth reproof shall come to honor.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
17A wicked messenger falleth into trouble; But a faithful ambassador is health.
19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:9Lest thou give thy bloom to others, And thy years to a cruel one;
Proverbs 12:1He who loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he who hateth rebuke remaineth stupid.
Proverbs 15:5The fool despiseth the correction of his father; But he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 19:6Many are they who caress the noble, And every one is the friend of him who giveth gifts.
Jeremiah 3:25We lie down in our shame, And our ignominy covereth us; For we have sinned against Jehovah our God, We and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, And have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.
Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him who speaketh. For if they did not escape, who refused him who spoke his will on earth, much more shall not we, if we turn away from him who speaketh 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 →