Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 13:1-6"

Proverbs 13:1-6

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.

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