Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
17A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:9Lest thou give, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:
Proverbs 12:1He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge, but, he that hateth reproof, is brutish.
Proverbs 15:5A foolish [son], spurneth the correction of his father, but, he that heedeth a reproof, sheweth prudence.
Proverbs 19:6Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts.
Jeremiah 3:25We must lie down in our shame And our reproach, be our covering, For, against Yahweh our God, have we sinned, We and our fathers, from our youth even until this day,—Neither have we hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh our God.
Hebrews 12:25Beware, lest ye excuse yourselves from him that speaketh; for, if, they escaped not, who excused themselves from him who on earth was warning, how much less, shall, we, who from him that warneth from the heavens, do turn ourselves away:
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 →