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Proverbs 13:1-6
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Proverbs 13:1-6
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1
A wise son hears his father's instruction, but
1
a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2
From the fruit of his mouth a man
2
eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous
3
is for violence.
3
4
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
5
he who opens wide his lips
6
comes to ruin.
4
7
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent
8
is richly supplied.
5
The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame
[a]
and disgrace.
6
9
Righteousness guards him whose
10
way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.
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10
1.
Proverbs 1:22
; See
Psalms 1:1
2.
Proverbs 12:14
3.
[
Proverbs 1:31
;
Proverbs 26:6
]
4.
Proverbs 21:23
; [
Proverbs 12:13
;
Proverbs 18:21
;
James 3:2
]
5.
Proverbs 20:19
6.
Proverbs 18:7
7.
See
Proverbs 6:9-11
8.
Proverbs 11:25
9.
Proverbs 11:3, 5, 6
10.
Proverbs 11:20
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[a].
Or stench
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.