Proverbs 13
1 A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2 Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
12 Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
13 He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
15 Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.
17 A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
18 Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
19 A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
20 He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
21 Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
22 A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
23 Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
24 He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, —but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
25 The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
