Proverbs 13
1 A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.
A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
3 He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!
4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
5 A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.
The righteous hates a false word, And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.
6 Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.
7 There is he who makes himself rich, yet has nothing, and he who makes himself poor, yet has great wealth.
There is [he] who is making himself rich, and has nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hears no threatening.
The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, And the poor has not heard rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
The light of the righteous rejoices, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 Through pride a vain man causes contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
A vain man causes debate through pride, And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall have increase.
Wealth from vanity becomes little, And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
13 He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
14 The law of a wise man is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
15 Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.
Good understanding gives grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
16 Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.
Every prudent one deals with knowledge, And a fool spreads out folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.
A wicked messenger falls into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
18 Poverty and shame are to him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [Is] to turn from evil.
20 Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffers evil.
21 Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Evil pursues sinners, And good repays the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that is consumed because of injustice.
Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
24 He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
25 A righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want.
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacks!
