Proverbs 13:18
The one who ignores instruction will have poverty and shame, 1 but honor will come to him who learns from correction. 1
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17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, 1 but a faithful envoy brings reconciliation. 1
19A longing realized is sweet to the appetite, 1 but fools hate to turn away from evil. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 5:9In that way you will not give away your honor to others 1 or years of your life to a cruel person; 1
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, 1 but the one who hates correction is stupid. 1
Proverbs 15:5A fool has contempt for his father's instruction, 1 but he who learns from correction is prudent. 1
Proverbs 19:6Many will ask for a favor from a generous person 1 and everyone is a friend of the one who gives gifts. 1
Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in shame. May our shame cover us, for we have sinned against Yahweh our God! 1 We ourselves and our ancestors, from the time of our youthfulness to this present day, have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God!”
Hebrews 12:25See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is warning 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 →