Proverbs 13:15

¹³ He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.

¹⁶ Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
KJV: Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
WEB: Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
ASV: Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.
DARBY: Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
BLB: Good insight gives favor, and the way of the treacherous [is] perpetual.

ÅB: Ved god forstand vinner en menneskenes yndest, men de troløses vei er hård.
OTB: God dømmekraft gir gunst, men de troløses vei fører til ødeleggelse.
B1930: Ved god forstand vinner en menneskenes yndest, men de troløses vei er hård.

Jeremiah 2:19
Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
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Proverbs 4:19
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
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Proverbs 15:10
Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
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Romans 6:21
What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
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Psalms 95:9–11
where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
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Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
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Psalms 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
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Proverbs 3:4
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
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