Proverbs 13
1 A wise son is obedient to his father: but a disobedient son will be destroyed.
A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.
2 A good [man] shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
3 He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself.
He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
4 Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 A righteous man hates an unjust word: but an ungodly man is ashamed, and will have no confidence.
A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.
Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7 There are [some] who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are [some] who bring themselves down in [the midst of] much wealth.
There is he who makes himself rich, yet has nothing, and he who makes himself poor, yet has great wealth.
8 A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.
The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hears no threatening.
9 The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched. Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.
The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.
Through pride a vain man causes contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
11 Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall have increase.
12 Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads [another] to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
13 He that slights a matter shall be slighted of it: but he that fears the commandment has health [of soul]. To a crafty son there shall be nothing good: but a wise servant shall have prosperous doings, and his way shall be directed aright.
He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise is fountain of life: but the man void of understanding shall die by a snare.
The law of a wise man is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15 Sound discretion gives favour, and to know the law is the part of a sound understanding: but the ways of scorners tend to destruction.
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge: but the fool displays his own mischief.
Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.
17 A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him.
A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.
18 Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: but he that attends to reproofs shall be honoured.
Poverty and shame are to him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
19 The desires of the godly gladden the soul, but the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.
Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
21 Evil shall pursue sinners; but good shall overtake the righteous.
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
22 A good man shall inherit children's children; and the wealth of ungodly men is laid up for the just.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
23 The righteous shall spend many years in wealth: but the unrighteous shall perish suddenly.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that is consumed because of injustice.
24 He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens [him].
He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
25 A just [man] eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in want.
A righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want.
