Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Pouerty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproofe, shall be honoured.
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- Proverbs 15:5Rank 1 from verse 18
- Proverbs 15:31–32Rank 2 from verse 18
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.
31The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.
32‖‖†He that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that heareth reproofe, getteth vnderstanding.
- Proverbs 12:1Rank 3 from verse 18
- Proverbs 13:13Rank 4 from verse 18
- Proverbs 25:12Rank 5 from verse 18
- Proverbs 19:6Rank 6 from verse 18
- Proverbs 5:9–14Rank 7 from verse 18
9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
9Lest thou giue thine honour vnto others, and thy yeeres vnto the cruell:
10†Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and thy labors be in the house of a stranger,
11And thou mourne at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12And say, How haue I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproofe?
13And haue not obeyed the voyce of my teachers, nor inclined mine eare to them that instructed me?
14I was almost in all euill, in the midst of the congregation & assembly.
- Proverbs 9:9Rank 8 from verse 18
- Hebrews 12:25Rank 9 from verse 18
25See 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:
25See that yee refuse not him that speaketh: for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape if wee turne away from him that speaketh from heauen.
- Jeremiah 5:3–9Rank 10 from verse 18
3O 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.
4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
5I 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.
6Wherefore 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.
8They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
9Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
3*O LORD, are not thine eyes vpon the trueth? thou hast stricken them, but they haue not grieued; thou hast consumed them, but they haue refused to receiue correction: they haue made their faces harder then a rocke, they haue refused to returne.
4Therefore I said, Surely these are poore, they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the iudgement of their God.
5I wil get me vnto the great men, and will speake vnto them, for they haue knowen the way of the LORD, and the iudgement of their God: but these haue altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bondes.
6‖†Wherfore a lyon out of the forrest shall slay them, and a wolfe of the euenings shall spoile them, a leopard shall watch ouer their cities: euery one that goeth out thence shalbe torne in pieces, because their transgressions are many, and their backeslidings are increased.
7¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children haue forsaken mee, and sworne by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adulterie, and assembled themselues by troupes in the harlots houses.
8*They were as fed horses in the morning: euery one neighed after his neighbours wife:
9Shall I not visit for these things, sayth the LORD, and shall not my soule bee auenged on such a nation as this?
- Psalms 141:5Rank 11 from verse 18
5Let 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.
5‖Let the righteous smite mee, it shalbe a kindnesse: and let him reprooue me, it shalbe an excellent oile, which shall not breake my head: for yet my prayer also shalbe in their calamities.
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Proverbs 13:18
The condition of being poor, destitute, or lacking necessary provision.
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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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instruction
Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Correction, rebuke, or censure addressing fault or error.
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13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faithfull ambassadour is health.
13:18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
13:18Pouerty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproofe, shall be honoured.
Selected passage13:19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
13:19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soule: but it is abomination to fooles to depart from euill.