Lexham English Bible LEB
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1 A wise child [hears] the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
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A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
2 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
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From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
3 He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin [belongs] to him.
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Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
4 The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
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A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5 The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and {disgrace}.
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The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.
6 Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.
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Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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