Proverbs 13:1-10

1 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

2 Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.

4 Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

5 The godly hate lies; the wicked cause shame and disgrace.

6 Godliness guards the path of the blameless, but the evil are misled by sin.

7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.

8 The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened.

9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

10 Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.