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Proverbs 13:1-10

1 A wise son listens to the discipline of his father, but a mocker doesn't listen to correction.

1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

2 People eat well from the fruit of their words, but the treacherous have an appetite only for violence.

2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

3 People who watch their mouths guard their lives, but those who open their lips are ruined.

3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

4 The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.

4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

5 The righteous hate false words, but the wicked create disgust and scorn.

5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.

6 Righteousness guards the innocent on the path, but wickedness misleads sinners.

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

7 Some pretend to be rich but have nothing, while others pretend to be poor, but have great riches.

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

8 Wealth can ransom a person's life, but the poor don't even receive threats.

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

9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

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

10 The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride; those who take advice are wise.

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