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Proverbs 13:6-16

6 Righteousness guards people of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.

6 Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

7 One man pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

8 Riches are a ransom for a man's life, but a poor man hears no threat.

8 A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife, but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

10 Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

12 Delayed hope makes the heart sick, but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

14 A wise man's instruction is a fountain of life, turning people away 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 sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous never changes.

15 Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.

16 Every sensible person acts knowledgeably, but a fool displays his stupidity.

16 All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.