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Proverbs 13:18-21 GNB
Someone who will not learn will be poor and disgraced. Anyone who listens to correction is respected. (19) How good it is to get what you want! Stupid people refuse to turn away from evil. (20) Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined. (21) Trouble follows sinners everywhere, but righteous people will be rewarded with good things.
Proverbs 13:18-21 GW
Poverty and shame come to a person who ignores discipline, but whoever pays attention to constructive criticism will be honored. (19) A fulfilled desire is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is disgusting to fools. (20) Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer. (21) Disaster hunts down sinners, but righteous people are rewarded with good.
Proverbs 13:18-21 BBE
(18) Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
(19) To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
(20) Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
(21) Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
Proverbs 13:18-21 NWT
18 The one neglecting discipline [comes to] poverty and dishonor, but the one keeping a reproof is the one that is glorified. 19 Desire when realized is pleasurable to the soul; but it is something detestable to the stupid ones to turn away from bad. 20 He that is walking with wise persons will become wise, but he that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly. 21 Sinners are the ones whom calamity pursues, but the righteous are the ones whom good rewards.
Proverbs 13:18-21 LITV
(18) Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who keeps to correction shall be honored.
(19) The desire coming to pass is sweet to the soul, but to depart from evil is hateful to fools.
(20) He who walks with the wise shall be wise, but one associating with fools shall be broken.
(21) Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be rewarded with good.
Proverbs 13:18-21 CEV
(18) All who refuse correction will be poor and disgraced; all who accept correction will be praised.
(19) It's a good feeling to get what you want, but only a stupid fool hates to turn from evil.
(20) Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools.
(21) You are in for trouble if you sin, but you will be rewarded if you live right.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation