King James Version

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

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רֵ֣ישׁreyshpovertyרֵישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “poverty”, the ordinary formH7389povertypoverty.וְ֭קָלוֹןveqalonand confusionקָלוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and confusion”, the ordinary formH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.פּוֹרֵ֣עַporeaavengeפָּרַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “avenge”, a verb used as a describing wordH6544to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, beginavenge, avoid, bare, go back, let, (make) naked, set at nought, perish, refuse, uncover.מוּסָ֑רmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.וְשׁוֹמֵ֖רveshomerand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).תּוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatcorrectionתּוֹכֵחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “correction”, the ordinary formH8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.יְכֻבָּֽדyekhubadbe chargeableכָּבַדverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be chargeable”, an unfinished actionH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

World English Bible

Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

Darby Translation

Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Douay-Rheims

Poverty and shame to him that refuseth instruction: but he that yieldeth to reproof, shall be glorified.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: but he that attends to reproofs shall be honoured.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πενίαν καὶ ἀτιμίαν ἀφαιρεῖται παιδεία, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων ἐλέγχους δοξασθήσεται.