Proverbs 13:1-10

1 A wise son listens to the discipline of his father, but a mocker doesn't listen to correction.
2 People eat well from the fruit of their words, but the treacherous have an appetite only for violence.
3 People who watch their mouths guard their lives, but those who open their lips are ruined.
4 The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.
5 The righteous hate false words, but the wicked create disgust and scorn.
6 Righteousness guards the innocent on the path, but wickedness misleads sinners.
7 Some pretend to be rich but have nothing, while others pretend to be poor, but have great riches.
8 Wealth can ransom a person's life, but the poor don't even receive threats.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
10 The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride; those who take advice are wise.

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