Proverbs 13:18

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 13:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
Proverbs 13:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction, etc.] Of parents, masters, and ministers of the word; the instruction of wisdom, the instruction of the Gospel, in things relating to their present spiritual peace, and to their eternal welfare: such generally come to poverty and disgrace in this life, and to everlasting shame and contempt in another; (see <200511>Proverbs 5:11,12); but he that regardeth reproof; the reproof of the word, and of the ministers of it, and of all good men, and takes it kindly, and acts according to it, shall be honoured; with riches and reputation; if not with the riches of this world, yet with the riches of grace and glory; and shall have honour…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Compare Pro 10:17; Pro 12:1).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Poverty: Pro 13:13, Pro 5:9-14, Pro 12:1, Pro 15:5, Pro 15:31, Pro 15:32, Pro 19:6; Jer 5:3-9; Heb 12:25 he: Pro 9:9, Pro 25:12; Psa 141:5 Proverbs 13:19”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“18 Poverty and shame (to him) who rejecteth correction; But he who regardeth reproof is honoured. We are neither to supply אישׁ before רישׁ קלונו (or more correctly, abstr. pro concr., as רמיּה, Pro 1:27), nor ל before פורע, as Gesenius (Lehrgeb. 227a) does; nor has the part. פּורע the value of a hypothetical clause like Pro 18:13, Job 41:18, although it may certainly be changed into such without destroying the meaning (Ewald, Hitzig); but "poverty and shame is he who is without correction," is equivalent to, poverty and shame is the conclusion or lot of him who is without correction; it is left to the hearer to find out the reference of the predicate to the subject in the sense of the…”
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