Proverbs 13:1-6

1 A wise son hears his father's instruction, but ¹a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

2 From the fruit of his mouth a man ²eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous ³is for violence.

3 ⁴Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; ⁵he who opens wide his lips ⁶comes to ruin.

4 ⁷The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent ⁸is richly supplied.

5 The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame^[a] and disgrace.

6 ⁹Righteousness guards him whose ¹⁰way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.