Proverbs 13:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise. 32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.
  • Prov 12:1 : 1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
  • Prov 5:9-9 : 9 For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men: 10 And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others; 11 And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted; 12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training; 13 I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me! 14 I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
  • Jer 5:3-9 : 3 O Lord, do not your eyes see good faith? you have given them punishment, but they were not troubled; you have sent destruction on them, but they did not take your teaching to heart: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they would not come back. 4 Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God. 5 I will go to the great men and have talk with them; for they have knowledge of the way of the Lord and of the behaviour desired by their God. But as for these, their one purpose is a broken yoke and burst bands. 6 And so a lion from the woods will put them to death, a wolf of the waste land will make them waste, a leopard will keep watch on their towns, and everyone who goes out from them will be food for the beasts; because of the great number of their sins and the increase of their wrongdoing. 7 How is it possible for you to have my forgiveness for this? your children have given me up, taking their oaths by those who are no gods: when I had given them food in full measure, they were false to their wives, taking their pleasure in the houses of loose women. 8 They were full of desire, like horses after a meal of grain: everyone went after his neighbour's wife. 9 Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:31-33
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    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

    32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

    33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 10:17
    81%

    17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

  • Prov 15:10
    78%

    10 There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

  • Prov 9:7-9
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    7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

    8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

    9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Prov 17:5
    76%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 29:15
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    15 The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

  • Prov 18:12-13
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    12 Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

    13 To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

  • Prov 13:13
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    13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Prov 13:8
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    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 19:25-26
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    25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

    26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

  • Prov 24:25
    74%

    25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

  • Prov 11:2
    74%

    2 When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 28:23
    74%

    23 He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

  • Prov 13:19
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    19 To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

  • Prov 6:33
    73%

    33 Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3 When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

  • Prov 28:6-7
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    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

    7 He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

  • Prov 14:34-35
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    73%

    34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

    35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

  • Prov 29:23
    73%

    23 A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

  • Prov 8:33
    73%

    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

  • Prov 15:12
    73%

    12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Prov 5:12
    73%

    12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

  • Prov 12:16
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    16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

  • Prov 25:10
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    10 Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

  • Prov 1:25
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    25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8 The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 22:4
    72%

    4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

  • Prov 28:27
    72%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Job 5:17
    72%

    17 Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

  • Prov 1:23
    72%

    23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.