Proverbs 13:18 parallels the contrast: ignoring instruction brings poverty, while heeding reproof brings honor, reinforcing the theme of obedience.

Proverbs 1:25 describes ignoring advice — the same scorning of instruction that Proverbs 13:13 warns brings penalty.

Proverbs 1:30 recounts spurning rebuke — directly paralleling the scorn of instruction in Proverbs 13:13.

Proverbs 1:31 states they will eat the fruit of their ways — the consequence of scorning instruction, as in Proverbs 13:13.

Proverbs 19:16 echoes the same principle: keeping the commandment preserves life, despising one's ways leads to death, mirroring the reward and destruction here.

In Ezekiel 20:13, Israel's rebellion against God's statutes in the wilderness exemplifies despising His word, leading to judgment.

In Jeremiah 44:17, they persist in idolatry despite the warning, showing that despising the word results in stubborn rebellion.

In Jeremiah 44:16, they explicitly refuse to listen to God's word, illustrating the defiant attitude that leads to ruin.

In Jeremiah 43:2, the people directly despise Jeremiah's prophetic word, showing that rejecting God's message brings destruction.

In Ezekiel 20:16, rejecting God's rules and profaning Sabbaths is a concrete instance of despising His commandments.

In Ezekiel 20:24, the same pattern of rejecting God's statutes is cited as the reason for their punishment.

Isaiah 66:2 defines trembling at God's word as humility and contrition, deepening the meaning of revering the commandment.

In Hebrews 10:28, the law's death penalty for despising it confirms that rejecting God's word brings destruction.

In Hebrews 10:29, the principle escalates: greater punishment for those who trample the Son, showing the seriousness of despising God's word.

Psalm 19:11 explicitly states that keeping God's commands brings great reward, directly supporting the second half of this proverb.

2 Samuel 12:10 pronounces the sword never departing from David's house — the penalty for despising God's command, as Proverbs warns.

2 Samuel 12:9 charges David with despising the word of the Lord — a specific instance of scorning instruction that brought judgment.

Isaiah 66:5 describes those who tremble at God's word and are hated by those who despise it — a direct parallel to reverence vs. contempt.

Jeremiah 36:23 shows King Jehoiakim burning the scroll — a vivid example of despising God's word and its judgment.

Numbers 15:31 gives the same consequence for despising God's word—being cut off—confirming the first half of this proverb.

Malachi 3:16 shows God remembering those who fear Him, illustrating the reward promised for revering the commandment.

Psalm 119:165 specifies that loving God's law brings great peace, expanding the reward mentioned here to include peace.

Psalm 115:13 promises blessing to those who fear the Lord, echoing the reward for revering the commandment here.

2 John 1:8 warns against losing reward for those who follow Christ's teaching, complementing the reward for revering the commandment here.