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Proverbs 13:13–14

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13The one who adespises the word will be 1in debt to it,

But the one who fears the commandment will be brewarded.

14The 1instruction of the wise is a afountain of life,

To turn aside from the bsnares of death.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit pledged to it
  2. 1Or law

Cross references

  1. aNum 15:31; 2 Chr 36:16
  2. bProv 13:21
  3. aProv 10:11; 14:27
  4. bPs 18:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,

but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

that one may turn away from the snares of death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,

but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

turning a person from the snares of death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,

but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life,

turning people away from the snares of death.

NLTNew Living Translation

People who despise advice are asking for trouble;

those who respect a command will succeed.

The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;

those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself,

but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

in order to avoid the snares of death.

KJV 1900King James Version

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed:

But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

The law of the wise is a fountain of life,

To depart from the snares of death.