Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline,but he who heeds correction shall be honored.
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17A wicked messenger falls into trouble,but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.
19Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,but fools detest turning from evil.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:9lest you give your honor to others,and your years to the cruel one;
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves correction loves knowledge,but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 15:5A fool despises his father's correction,but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
Proverbs 19:6Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God."
Hebrews 12:25See that you do not refuse him who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned on the Earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns 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 →