Proverbs 13
1 A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
A wise son listeneth to the instruction of his father; But a scoffer listeneth not to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
By the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good; But the appetite of transgressors shall be sated with violence.
3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
He who keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; But destruction shall be to him who openeth wide his lips.
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
The appetite of the sluggard longeth, and hath nothing; But the appetite of the diligent is fully satisfied.
5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
A righteous man hateth words of falsehood; But a wicked man causeth disgrace and shame.
6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
Righteousness preserveth him who is upright in his way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
There is who maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing, Who maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
A man's wealth is the ransom of his life; But the poor man heareth no threatenings.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
The light of the righteous shall rejoice; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Wealth gotten by vanity will become small; But he who gathereth it into the hand increaseth it.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But the desire accomplished is a tree of life.
13 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
He that despiseth the word shall be destroyed; But he who revereth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
A good understanding winneth favor; But the way of transgressors is hard.
16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; But a fool spreadeth abroad his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
A wicked messenger falleth into trouble; But a faithful ambassador is health.
18 Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Poverty and shame are for him who rejecteth instruction; But he that regardeth reproof shall come to honor.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
He who walketh with wise men shall be wise; But the companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
Calamity pursueth the wicked; But the righteous is rewarded with good.
22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
The good man leaveth his substance to his children's children; But the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
There is much food from the fallow-ground of the poor; But there is who is brought low for want of uprightness.
24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
He that spareth the rod hateth his son; But he who loveth him chasteneth him early.
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
The righteous man eateth to the satisfying of his desire; But the stomach of the wicked suffereth want.
