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