Proverbs 13:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ Those who ·reject what they are taught [despise a word] will pay for it,
but those who ·obey what they are told [respect/fear the commandment] will be rewarded.

¹⁴ The teaching of a wise person ·gives life [^Lis a fountain of life]
·and can save people from death [^Lturning people aside from death traps/snares].

¹⁵ People with good ·understanding [insight; sense] will ·be well liked [receive favor],
but the ·lives of those who are not trustworthy are [^Lway of the faithless is] hard.