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Proverbs 13

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1 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
1 A wise son listens to the discipline of his father, but a mocker doesn't listen to correction.
2 Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
2 People eat well from the fruit of their words, but the treacherous have an appetite only for violence.
3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.
3 People who watch their mouths guard their lives, but those who open their lips are ruined.
4 Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.
4 The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.
5 The godly hate lies; the wicked cause shame and disgrace.
5 The righteous hate false words, but the wicked create disgust and scorn.
6 Godliness guards the path of the blameless, but the evil are misled by sin.
6 Righteousness guards the innocent on the path, but wickedness misleads sinners.
7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.
7 Some pretend to be rich but have nothing, while others pretend to be poor, but have great riches.
8 The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened.
8 Wealth can ransom a person's life, but the poor don't even receive threats.
9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
10 Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.
10 The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride; those who take advice are wise.
11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.
11 Riches gotten quickly will dwindle, but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
12 Hope delayed makes the heart sick; longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed.
13 Trouble will come on those who despise a word, but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
14 The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person away from deathtraps.
15 A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
15 Good insight brings favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin.
16 Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.
16 The prudent all act intelligently, but fools display their stupidity.
17 An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing.
17 Wicked messengers fall into trouble, but a reliable one brings healing.
18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honored.
18 Poverty and shame come to those who don't care about instruction; honor belongs to those who heed correction.
19 It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.
19 A desire fulfilled is pleasant, but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.
20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
20 Walk with wise people and become wise; befriend fools and get in trouble.
21 Trouble chases sinners, while blessings reward the righteous.
21 Trouble pursues sinners, but good things reward the righteous.
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance, but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
23 A poor person’s farm may produce much food, but injustice sweeps it all away.
23 A poor person's land might produce much food, but it is unjustly swept away.
24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.
24 Those who withhold the rod hate their children, but the one who loves them applies discipline.
25 The godly eat to their hearts’ content, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
25 The righteous eat their fill, but the wicked have empty stomachs.
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