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Proverbs 19:13-23

13 A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a wife's nagging is an endless dripping.

13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife is from the Lord.

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

15 Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.

16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself; one who disregards his ways will die.

16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and He will give a reward to the lender.

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.

18 Discipline your son while there is hope; don't be intent on killing him.

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

19 A person with great anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you'll have to do it again.

19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise in later life.

20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

21 Many plans are in a man's heart, but the Lord's decree will prevail.

21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.

22 A man's desire should be loyalty to the covenant; better to be a poor man than a perjurer.

22 What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the Lord leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger.

23 The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.