Proverbs 13:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

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  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise. 32 He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.
  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is foolish.
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoever despises the word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
  • Prov 5:9-9 : 9 Lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with your wealth, and your labors be in the house of a stranger; 11 And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your 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 my ear to those who 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 even wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
  • Jer 5:3-9 : 3 O LORD, are not your eyes upon the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved; you have 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 do not know the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 5 I will go to the great men, and will speak to 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 Therefore 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: everyone that goes out from there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings have increased. 7 How shall I pardon you for this? Your 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 like well-fed horses in the morning: everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife. 9 Shall I not visit for these things? says the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See that you do not refuse him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from him who speaks from heaven:
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:31-33
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    83%

    31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

    32He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.

    33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.

  • Prov 15:5
    82%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 10:17
    81%

    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 12:1
    79%

    1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is foolish.

  • Prov 15:10
    78%

    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.

  • Prov 3:35
    78%

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

  • Prov 9:7-9
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    78%

    7He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

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

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

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 17:5
    76%

    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

  • Prov 29:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 18:12-13
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    76%

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

    13He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.

  • Prov 13:13
    75%

    13Whoever despises the word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

  • Prov 14:31
    75%

    31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.

  • Prov 29:1
    74%

    1He who is often reproved and hardens 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 hears not rebuke.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

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

  • Prov 19:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

    26He who wastes his father, and chases away his mother, is a son who causes shame, and brings reproach.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

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

  • Prov 24:25
    74%

    25But those who rebuke him shall have delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Prov 11:2
    74%

    2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble is wisdom.

  • Prov 28:23
    74%

    23He who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 13:19
    74%

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

  • Prov 6:33
    73%

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

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 18:3
    73%

    3When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor, reproach.

  • Prov 28:6-7
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    73%

    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

    7Whoever keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of riotous men shames his father.

  • Prov 14:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

    35The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

  • Prov 29:23
    73%

    23A man's pride will bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • Prov 8:33
    73%

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

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

  • Prov 15:12
    73%

    12A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8A man is commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will 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 immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Prov 25:10
    73%

    10Lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your infamy not be turned away.

  • Prov 1:25
    73%

    25But you have disregarded all my counsel, and would have none of my rebuke;

  • 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 honor and life.

  • Prov 25:12
    72%

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

  • Prov 28:27
    72%

    27He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

  • Job 5:17
    72%

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

  • Prov 1:23
    72%

    23Turn at my rebuke; surely I will pour out my spirit upon you, I will make my words known to you.