Proverbs 13
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A Wise Son Lives Righteously
1A wise son listens to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker does not listen to reprimands.
2A person eats well as a result of his speaking ability,
but the appetite of treacherous people ⌞craves⌟ violence.
3Whoever controls his mouth protects his own life.
Whoever has a big mouth comes to ruin.
4A lazy person craves food and there is none,
but the appetite of hard-working people is satisfied.
5A righteous person hates lying,
but a wicked person behaves with shame and disgrace.
6Righteousness protects the honest way of life,
but wickedness ruins a sacrifice for sin.
7One person pretends to be rich but has nothing.
Another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.
8A person’s riches are the ransom for his life,
but the poor person does not pay attention to threats.
9The light of righteous people beams brightly,
but the lamp of wicked people will be snuffed out.
10Arrogance produces only quarreling,
but those who take advice gain wisdom.
11Wealth ⌞gained⌟ through injustice dwindles away,
but whoever gathers little by little has plenty.
12Delayed hope makes one sick at heart,
but a fulfilled longing is a tree of life.
13Whoever despises ⌞God’s⌟ words will pay the penalty,
but the one who fears ⌞God’s⌟ commands will be rewarded.
14The teachings of a wise person are a fountain of life
to turn ⌞one⌟ away from the grasp of death.
15Good sense brings favor,
but the way of treacherous people is always the same.#13:15 Masoretic Text; Greek “is their disaster.”
16Any sensible person acts with knowledge,
but a fool displays stupidity.
17An undependable messenger gets into trouble,
but a dependable envoy brings healing.
18Poverty and shame come to a person who ignores discipline,
but whoever pays attention to constructive criticism will be honored.
19A fulfilled desire is sweet to the soul,
but turning from evil is disgusting to fools.
20Whoever walks with wise people will be wise,
but whoever associates with fools will suffer.
21Disaster hunts down sinners,
but righteous people are rewarded with good.
22Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.
23When poor people are able to plow, there is much food,
but a person is swept away where there is no justice.
24Whoever refuses to spank his son hates him,
but whoever loves his son disciplines him from early on.
25A righteous person eats to satisfy his appetite,
but the bellies of wicked people are always empty.
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Proverbs 13
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1A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
3Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
5A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
6Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
7There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
8The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
9The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
13Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
14The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
15Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
16Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
17A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
18Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
20Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
21Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
22A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
23Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
24Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
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