Proverbs 13:18

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
  • Prov 5:9-9 : 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
  • Jer 5:3-9 : 3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. 4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. 6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. 7 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. 8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife. 9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:31-33
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    31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

    32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

    33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

  • Prov 15:5
    82%

    5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 10:17
    81%

    17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

  • Prov 12:1
    79%

    1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  • Prov 15:10
    78%

    10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Prov 3:35
    78%

    35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 9:7-9
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    78%

    7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

    8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

    1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 17:5
    76%

    5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 29:15
    76%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

  • Prov 18:12-13
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    76%

    12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

    13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

  • Prov 13:13
    75%

    13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

  • Prov 14:31
    75%

    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

  • Prov 29:1
    74%

    1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 13:8
    74%

    8The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 19:25-26
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    74%

    25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

    26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 24:25
    74%

    25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Prov 11:2
    74%

    2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

  • Prov 28:23
    74%

    23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

  • Prov 13:19
    74%

    19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

  • Prov 6:33
    73%

    33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 18:3
    73%

    3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

  • Prov 28:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

    7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

  • Prov 14:34-35
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    73%

    34Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

    35The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

  • Prov 29:23
    73%

    23A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • Prov 8:33
    73%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

  • Prov 15:12
    73%

    12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

  • Prov 5:12
    73%

    12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

  • Prov 12:16
    73%

    16A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  • Prov 25:10
    73%

    10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

  • Prov 1:25
    73%

    25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 22:4
    72%

    4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

  • Prov 25:12
    72%

    12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

  • Prov 28:27
    72%

    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Job 5:17
    72%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Prov 1:23
    72%

    23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.