Proverbs 13:4-9

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.
7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

Cross References 7

  • 1. Proverbs 21:25-26
  • 2. S Psalms 119:128
  • 3. S Proverbs 11:3,5; Jeremiah 44:5
  • 4. Revelation 3:17
  • 5. 2 Corinthians 6:10
  • 6. Proverbs 15:16
  • 7. S Job 18:5; S Proverbs 4:18-19; Proverbs 24:20
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