Proverbs 13:13

In 11 translations

BSB

He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

KJV

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace

WEB

Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

ASV

Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

LSV

Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, || And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.

YLT

Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.

DBY

Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

DRC

Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

GNV

He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commandement he shalbe rewarded.

JPS

Whoso despiseth the word shall suffer thereby; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

LXXE

He that slights a matter shall be slighted of it: but he that fears the commandment has health of soul. To a crafty son there shall be nothing good: but a wise servant shall have prosperous doings, and his way shall be directed aright.

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Original-language editions

WLC

בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל ל֑וֹ וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς καταφρονεῖ πράγματος, καταφρονηθήσεται ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ· ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος ἐντολὴν, οὗτος ὑγιαίνει· υἱῷ δολίῳ οὐδὲν ἔσται ἀγαθὸν, οἰκέτῃ δὲ σοφῷ εὔοδοι ἔσονται πράξεις, καὶ κατευθυνθήσεται ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Numbers 15:31He 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 36:16But 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.
• Psalms 119:165Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
• 2 John 1:8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
• Ezekiel 20:16because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.
• Ezekiel 20:13Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My…
• Psalms 19:11By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
• Psalms 115:13He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
• Ezekiel 20:24For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers.
• Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
• Luke 16:31Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
• Proverbs 1:25because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
• Proverbs 13:21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
• Proverbs 1:30–31They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
• Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
• Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

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