Proverbs 13:1-9

1 A wise son hears his father's instruction, but ¹a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

2 From the fruit of his mouth a man ²eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous ³is for violence.

3 ⁴Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; ⁵he who opens wide his lips ⁶comes to ruin.

4 ⁷The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent ⁸is richly supplied.

5 The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame^[a] and disgrace.

6 ⁹Righteousness guards him whose ¹⁰way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.

7 ¹¹One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; ¹²another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

8 The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man ¹³hears no threat.

9 ¹⁴The light of the righteous rejoices, but ¹⁵the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Cross References

• 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
• 11. Proverbs 11:24; [Luke 12:21; Revelation 3:17]
• 12. [Luke 12:33; 2 Corinthians 6:10; James 2:5]
• 13. [ver. 1]
• 14. [Job 29:3]
• 15. See Job 18:5

Footnotes

• [a]. Or stench