Proverbs 13:13

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 13

“Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.”Proverbs 13:13

What Does Proverbs 13:13 Mean?

Proverbs 13:13 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 13, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 13:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Numbers 15:31“Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.”2 Chronicles 36:16“But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.”Psalms 119:165“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”2 John 1:8“Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.”Proverbs 19:16“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.”Proverbs 13:21“Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.”Ezekiel 20:16“Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.”Psalms 19:11“Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.”Ezekiel 20:13“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.”Psalms 115:13“He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.”Ezekiel 20:24“Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.”Exodus 9:20“He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:”Proverbs 1:25“But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:”Proverbs 1:30“They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.”Proverbs 13:18“Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.”Isaiah 66:2“For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.”Luke 16:31“And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”Malachi 3:16“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”2 Samuel 12:9“Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.”Isaiah 66:5“Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.”

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