Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction,....
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Proverbs 13:18
Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMoral Maxims.Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 13 continues Solomon's collection of sharp, contrasting wisdom sayings. The chapter holds together a consistent theme: how we speak, work, and respond to correction shapes our whole life. The wise person…Proverbs 13:18Proverbs 13:18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. He that is so proud that he scorns to be taught will certainly
be abased. He that refuses the good instruction offered him, as if it
were a reflection upon his honour and an abridgment of his liberty,…Proverbs 13:18Proverbs 13:18 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePoverty: Proverbs 13:13, Proverbs 5:9-14, Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 15:31-32, Proverbs 19:6; Jeremiah 5:3-9; Hebrews 12:25
he: Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 25:12; Psalms 141:5Proverbs 13:18Proverbs 13:18 · Little Bible — for children and parentsRefusing instruction is not a neutral choice — it leads to poverty and shame, two outcomes that strip a person of dignity and provision. But receiving reproof — genuinely regarding it, taking it seriously — produces…