Proverbs 13
1 A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2 From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
3 [one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
4 [is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
5 A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6 Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
7 There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 [the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
9 [the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
11 Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
12 Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 [one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
14 [the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
15 Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
16 Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
17 A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
18 Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
19 A desire done (is pleasing *LAH(b)*) to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
20 ([one who] walks *Q(K)*) With wise [people] (he will become wise *Q(K)*) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
21 Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 [one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
