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 transgressors shall eat violence.
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
The soul of the sluggard 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 a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright 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 maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor 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.
Only by pride 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 shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
12 Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it 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 destroyed: 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 law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15 Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
16 Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
17 A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: 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 fools 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 shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21 Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
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: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
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 destroyed 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.
