Proverbs 13:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶^(A)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
But ^(B)a faithful ambassador brings health.

¹⁸Poverty and shame will come to him who ^[a]disdains correction,
But ^(C)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

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Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores

New King James Version (NKJV)

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