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13 Whoever despises the word must pay for it,[a]
    but whoever reveres the command will be rewarded.

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  1. 13:13 Must pay for it: lit., “is pledge to it,” i.e., just as one who has pledged or provided surety for another’s loan is obligated to that pledge, so one is not free of a command until one performs it.

13 One who (A)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.

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13 Whoever (A)despises (B)the word[a] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment[b] will be (C)rewarded.

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  1. Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
  2. Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment

13 Those who despise the word bring destruction on themselves,
    but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.

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13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(A)
    but whoever respects(B) a command is rewarded.(C)

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