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Proverbs 13

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1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.
2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5 A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is lothsome, and cometh to shame.
5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.
6 Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
6 Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.
7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man's life [is] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
8 A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be extinguished.
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well-advised [is] wisdom.
10 Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.
15 Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.
16 Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.
16 All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful embassador [is] health.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.
19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
20 He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
21 Trouble pursues the sinner, but the righteous are rewarded with good things.
22 A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.
23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
24 Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
25 The righteous eat to their hearts’ content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
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