Proverbs 13
1 A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
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.
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5 A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8 The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
9 The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
10 Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
11 Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
13 He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
14 the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
15 Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
16 Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
17 A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
20 He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
21 Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, —but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
25 The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
