Proverbs 13
1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
2 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
3 He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
11 Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled 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 instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one 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 wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
18 Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
21 Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
25 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
