Proverbs 13:13 (BSB)

He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

From Proverbs 13. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 13:13

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 13:13: Here is, 1. The character of one that is marked for ruin: He that despises the word of God, and has no regard to it, no veneration for it, nor will be ruled by it, certainly he shall be destroyed, for he slights that which is the only means of curing a destructive disease and makes himself obnoxious to that divine wrath which will certainly be his destruction.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 13:13: Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed,.... The word of God. Either Christ, the essential Word; which must be a great evil, considering the dignity of his person; great ingratitude, considering the grace of his office; very dangerous, considering what a quick, sharp, and powerful Word he is: and such may be said to despise him who despise his ministers, and the Gospel preached by...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 13:13: the word--that is, of advice, or, instruction (compare Pro 10:27; Pro 11:31).
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 13:13: Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. (g) Meaning the word of God, by which he is admonished of his duty.