Proverbs 13
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1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, # Pr 10:1; 15:20
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2A man will eat well by the fruit of his words, # Pr 1:31; 12:14
but the soul of the unfaithful desires violence.
3He who guards his mouth preserves his life, # Pr 21:23
but he who opens wide his lips will come to ruin.
4The soul of the sluggard desires and gets nothing,
but the soul of the diligent will be made fat. # Pr 10:4
5A righteous man hates lying, # Col 3:9
but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace. # Pr 3:35
6Righteousness guards him whose way is upright,
but wickedness overthrows the sinner. # Pr 11:3, 5–6
7One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another man pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. # 2Co 6:10; Rev 3:17
8The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man hears no threat.
9The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked will be put out. # Pr 4:18; 24:20
10By pride comes only contention,
but with the teachable is wisdom.
11Wealth gained by fraud will dwindle, # Pr 10:2; 20:21
but he who gathers by hand will increase it.
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but the desire fulfilled is a tree of life. # Pr 3:18
13He who despises instruction will be destroyed, # Nu 15:31; 2Ch 36:16
but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, # Pr 10:11; 14:27
to turn a man away from the snares of death.
15Good understanding gives favor, # Pr 3:4; Lk 2:52
but the way of traitors is their destruction.
16Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool displays his folly. # Pr 15:2; Ecc 10:3
17A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a faithful envoy brings healing. # Pr 25:13
18Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains instruction,
but he who heeds reproof will be honored. # Pr 15:5, 31–32
19The desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20He who walks with wise men will be wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer evil. # 1Ki 12:8
21Disaster pursues sinners, # Ps 32:10
but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22A good man leaves an inheritance to his sons’ children,
but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous. # Job 27:16–17; Pr 28:8
23Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, # Pr 12:11
but by injustice it is swept away.
24He who spares his rod hates his son,
but he who loves him disciplines him diligently. # Pr 19:18; 22:15; 29:15
25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
but the stomach of the wicked will suffer want. # Ps 34:10; Pr 10:3
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