Proverbs 13:18
in Proverbs 13Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
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ASV
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
KJV
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
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This verse in Proverbs 13
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Every prudent man acts with knowledge
on Proverbs 13:16-19
“Every prudent man acts with knowledge,” weighing what he says, while “a fool displays his folly” for anyone to see. The cluster closes on a near law of the soul: “Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools”.
This site's exposition
Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline
The verse returns to the chapter's opening theme, the son who heeds discipline and the mocker who will not listen to rebuke. Ignoring correction costs a man both his money and his name. Heeding it brings honor.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction,....
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רֵ֣ישׁ | reish | poverty | H7389 → | 7 times |
| וְ֭קָלוֹן | vekalon | and shame | H7036 → | 17 times |
| פּוֹרֵ֣עַ | porea' | [one who] ignores | H6544 → | 16 times |
| מוּסָ֑ר | musar | discipline | H4148 → | 50 times |
| וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר | veshomer | and [one who] keeps | H8104 → | 468 times |
| תּוֹכַ֣חַת | tokhachat | correction | H8433 → | 28 times |
| יְכֻבָּֽד׃ | yekhubad | he is honored | H3513 → | 113 times |
רֵ֣ישׁpoverty
reishH7389 →7 times
וְ֭קָלוֹןand shame
vekalonH7036 →17 times
פּוֹרֵ֣עַ[one who] ignores
porea'H6544 →16 times
מוּסָ֑רdiscipline
musarH4148 →50 times
וְשׁוֹמֵ֖רand [one who] keeps
veshomerH8104 →468 times
תּוֹכַ֣חַתcorrection
tokhachatH8433 →28 times
יְכֻבָּֽד׃he is honored
yekhubadH3513 →113 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:10
Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
- Proverbs 9:7–8
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
- Psalms 119:97–100
Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
- Proverbs 5:12–13
and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
- Proverbs 15:10
Through
Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
it leads to
- Numbers 15:31
He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- 2 John 1:8
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
- Numbers 15:31
Through
Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:31–32
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 15:31–32
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.