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Proverbs 13:1-6

New Revised Standard NRS

1 A wise child loves discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

2 From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things, but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.

3 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin.

4 The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.

5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.

6 Righteousness guards one whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked.

New International Version NIV

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

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

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

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

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

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