Proverbs 13:12-22

12 Hope delayed makes the heart sick; longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

13 Trouble will come on those who despise a word, but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person away from deathtraps.

15 Good insight brings favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin.

16 The prudent all act intelligently, but fools display their stupidity.

17 Wicked messengers fall into trouble, but a reliable one brings healing.

18 Poverty and shame come to those who don't care about instruction; honor belongs to those who heed correction.

19 A desire fulfilled is pleasant, but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.

20 Walk with wise people and become wise; befriend fools and get in trouble.

21 Trouble pursues sinners, but good things reward the righteous.

22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance, but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX, Syr, Vulg; MT endures