Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
Webster Bible
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In Context
17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful embassador is health.
19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:9Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 15:5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 19:6Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Jeremiah 3:25We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape , if we turn away from him that 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 →