Proverbs 13:13-15

Revised Standard Version

¹³ He who despises the word brings destruction on himself,
    but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    that one may avoid the snares of death.
¹⁵ Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.^[a]