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A Father’s Discipline

Proverbs 13:18

In 11 translations

BSB
Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
KJV
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
WEB
Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.
ASV
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
LSV
Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, || And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
YLT
Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
DBY
Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
DRC
Poverty and shame to him that refuseth instruction: but he that yieldeth to reproof, shall be glorified.
GNV
Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.
JPS
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
LXXE
Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: but he that attends to reproofs shall be honoured.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃
LXX-Br
Πενίαν καὶ ἀτιμίαν ἀφαιρεῖται παιδεία, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων ἐλέγχους δοξασθήσεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

  • Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
  • Proverbs 15:31–32He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
  • Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
  • Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
  • Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
  • Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
  • Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
  • Proverbs 5:9–14lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel; lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner. At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh…
  • Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
  • Jeremiah 5:3–9O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. Then I…
  • Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

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