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