Proverbs 13:15

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,

but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

The teaching of the wise is a spring of life,

to turn from the snares of death.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge,

but a fool exposes folly.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble,

but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.

Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline,

but he who heeds correction shall be honored.