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Proverbs 13:1-8
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Proverbs 13:1-8
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1
A wise child [hears] the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
2
From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
3
He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin [belongs] to him.
4
The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
5
The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and {disgrace}.
6
Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.
7
There is one who acts rich but {has nothing}; another who pretends to be poor but [has] wealth.
8
The ransom of the life of a man [is] his wealth, but the poor does not receive a threat.
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[a].
Or "soul"
[b].
Or "soul," or "inner self"
[c].
Or "life"
[d].
Literally "he will bring disgrace"
[e].
Literally "there is no"
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