Proverbs 13
1 A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
2 A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [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 that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
5 The righteous hates a false word, And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.
A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
6 Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.
Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, 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 feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
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 wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
10 A vain man causes debate through pride, And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
Only by pride, doth one cause 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 greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
13 Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
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 well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding gives grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
16 Every prudent one deals with knowledge, And a fool spreads out folly.
Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
18 Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [Is] to turn from evil.
A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
20 Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffers evil.
He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
21 Evil pursues sinners, And good repays the righteous.
Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
22 A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
23 Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
24 Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, —but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacks!
The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
