Proverbs 13
1 A wise son hears his father's instruction: but a scorner hears not rebuke.
A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
3 He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
5 A righteous man hates lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.
The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6 Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
7 There is that makes himself rich, yet has nothing: there is that makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor hears not rebuke.
Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 Only by pride comes contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
11 Wealth got by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 Whoso despises the word shall be destroyed: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding gives favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
16 Every prudent man deals with knowledge: but a fool lays open his folly.
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuses instruction: but he that regards reproof shall be honoured.
Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
20 He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
21 Evil pursues sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 A good man left an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for lack of judgment.
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him early.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall lack.
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
