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.

Footnotes

• [a] Heb lacks listens to.