Proverbs 13
1 A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no 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 eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
5 A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.
7 There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.
9 The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
11 Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
12 Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as 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.
He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commandement he shalbe rewarded.
14 the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.
15 Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.
16 Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
17 A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.
18 Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.
19 A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.
20 He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.
21 Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.
22 A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
23 Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
24 He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, —but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
25 The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
