Proverbs 13

CHAPTER 13

¹A ^awise son accepts his father’s discipline,

But a ^bscoffer does not listen to rebuke.

²From the fruit of a man’s mouth he ^aeats what is good,

But the soul of the treacherous desires ^bviolence.

³The one who ^aguards his mouth keeps his soul;

The one who ^bopens wide his lips ¹comes to ruin.

⁴The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,

But the soul of the diligent is enriched.

⁵A righteous man ^ahates a lying word,

But a wicked man ^1bacts odiously and is humiliated.

⁶Righteousness ^aguards the ¹one whose way is blameless,

But wickedness subverts the ²sinner.

⁷There is one who ^apretends to be rich, but has nothing;

Another ¹pretends to be ^bpoor, but has great wealth.

⁸The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,

But the poor hears no rebuke.

⁹The ^alight of the righteous is glad,

But the ^blamp of the wicked goes out.

¹⁰With arrogance ¹comes only quarreling,

But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.

¹¹Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,

But the one who gathers ¹with his hand abounds.

¹²¹Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

But desire ²fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³The one who ^adespises the word will be ¹in debt to it,

But the one who fears the commandment will be ^brewarded.

¹⁴The ¹instruction of the wise is a ^afountain of life,

To turn aside from the ^bsnares of death.

^15aGood insight gives grace,

But the way of the treacherous is ¹unrelenting.

¹⁶Every ^aprudent man acts with knowledge,

But a fool spreads out folly.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into evil,

But ^aa faithful envoy brings healing.

¹⁸Poverty and disgrace come to him who ^aneglects ¹discipline,

But he who keeps reproof will be honored.

¹⁹Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,

But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

^20aHe who walks with the wise will be wise,

But the friend of fools will suffer harm.

^21aEvil pursues sinners,

But the ^brighteous are repaid with good.

²²A good man ^aleaves an inheritance to his ¹children’s children,

And the ^bwealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

^23aAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,

But ¹it is swept away by injustice.

²⁴He who ^aholds back his ¹rod hates his son,

But he who loves him ^2bdisciplines him diligently.

²⁵The ^arighteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,

But the stomach of the ^bwicked lacks.