Proverbs 13
1 A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
A wise son listeneth to the instruction of his father; But a scoffer listeneth not to rebuke.
2 A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
By the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good; But the appetite of transgressors shall be sated with violence.
3 Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!
He who keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; But destruction shall be to him who openeth wide his lips.
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
The appetite of the sluggard longeth, and hath nothing; But the appetite of the diligent is fully satisfied.
5 The righteous hates a false word, And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.
A righteous man hateth words of falsehood; But a wicked man causeth disgrace and shame.
6 Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.
Righteousness preserveth him who is upright in his way; But wickedness overthroweth 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 who maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing, Who maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, And the poor has not heard rebuke.
A man's wealth is the ransom of his life; But the poor man heareth no threatenings.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
The light of the righteous shall rejoice; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 A vain man causes debate through pride, And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth from vanity becomes little, And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.
Wealth gotten by vanity will become small; But he who gathereth it into the hand increaseth it.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But the desire accomplished is a tree of life.
13 Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
He that despiseth the word shall be destroyed; But he who revereth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding gives grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
A good understanding winneth favor; But the way of transgressors is hard.
16 Every prudent one deals with knowledge, And a fool spreads out folly.
Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; But a fool spreadeth abroad his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
A wicked messenger falleth into trouble; 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 for him who rejecteth instruction; But he that regardeth reproof shall come to honor.
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.
He who walketh with wise men shall be wise; But the companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21 Evil pursues sinners, And good repays the righteous.
Calamity pursueth the wicked; But the righteous is rewarded with good.
22 A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
The good man leaveth his substance to his children's children; But the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
There is much food from the fallow-ground of the poor; But there is who is brought low for want of uprightness.
24 Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
He that spareth the rod hateth his son; But he who loveth him chasteneth him early.
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacks!
The righteous man eateth to the satisfying of his desire; But the stomach of the wicked suffereth want.
