Proverbs 13
1
A wise son heeds his
father’s instruction,
But a scoffer does not
listen to rebuke.
2 A man shall eat
well by the fruit of his
mouth,
But the soul of the
unfaithful feeds on
violence.
3 He who guards his
mouth preserves his life,
But he who
opens wide his lips shall
have destruction.
4 The soul of a lazy
man desires, and
has nothing;
But the soul of the
diligent shall be made rich.
5 A righteous man
hates lying,
But a wicked man
is loathsome and comes to
shame.
6 Righteousness
guards him whose way
is blameless,
But wickedness
overthrows the sinner.
7 There is one who
makes himself rich, yet
has nothing;
And one who
makes himself poor, yet
has great riches.
8 The ransom of a
man’s life is his
riches,
But the poor does not
hear rebuke.
9 The light of the
righteous rejoices,
But the lamp of the
wicked will be put out.
10 By pride comes
nothing but strife,
But with the
well-advised is
wisdom.
11 Wealth gained
by dishonesty will be
diminished,
But he who gathers by
labor will increase.
12 Hope deferred
makes the heart sick,
But when the
desire comes, it is a
tree of life.
13 He who despises
the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the
commandment will be
rewarded.
14 The law of the
wise is a fountain of
life,
To turn one
away from the snares of
death.
15 Good understanding
gains favor,
But the way of the
unfaithful is hard.
16 Every prudent
man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open
his folly.
17 A wicked messenger
falls into trouble,
But a faithful
ambassador brings
health.
18 Poverty and shame
will come to him who
disdains correction,
But he who regards a
rebuke will be honored.
19 A desire
accomplished is sweet to the
soul,
But it is an
abomination to fools to
depart from evil.
20 He who walks with
wise men will be
wise,
But the companion of
fools will be destroyed.
21 Evil pursues
sinners,
But to the righteous,
good shall be repaid.
22 A good man
leaves an inheritance to his
children’s children,
But the wealth of the
sinner is stored up for the
righteous.
23 Much food is in
the fallow ground of
the poor,
And for lack of
justice there is waste.[a]
24 He who spares his
rod hates his son,
But he who loves him
disciplines him promptly.
25 The righteous eats
to the satisfying of his
soul,
But the stomach of the
wicked shall be in want.
Footnotes:
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Proverbs 13:23
Literally what is
swept away
