Proverbs 13:17-19

Authorized (King James) Version

¹⁷A wicked messenger falleth into mischief:
but a faithful ambassador is health.

¹⁸Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

¹⁹The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul:
but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Proverbs 13:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,^(A)
but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.^(B)

¹⁸Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,^(C)
but whoever heeds correction is honored.^(D)

¹⁹A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,^(E)
but fools detest turning from evil.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

¹⁸Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

¹⁹The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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

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

¹⁹A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

New International Version (NIV)