Proverbs 13:13-14

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The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,^(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.^(B)

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A wise man’s instruction is a fountain of life,^(C)
turning people away from the snares of death.^(D)

A. Proverbs 13:13: Numbers 15:31; 2 Chronicles 36:16

B. Proverbs 13:13: Proverbs 3:1-2; Proverbs 4:4; Proverbs 6:23

C. Proverbs 13:14: Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 14:27

D. Proverbs 13:14: Psalm 18:5; Psalm 116:3