Proverbs 13

13A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,

^aBut a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

^2bA man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,

But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

^3cHe who guards his mouth preserves his life,

But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

^4dThe soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;

But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

⁵A righteous man hates lying,

But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

^6eRighteousness guards him whose way is blameless,

But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

^7fThere is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;

And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

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

But the poor does not hear rebuke.

⁹The light of the righteous rejoices,

^gBut the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

¹⁰By pride comes nothing but ^hstrife,

But with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹ⁱWealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,

But he who gathers by labor will increase.

¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

But ^jwhen the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

¹³He who ^kdespises the word will be destroyed,

But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

^14lThe law of the wise is a fountain of life,

To turn one away from ^mthe snares of death.

¹⁵Good understanding ¹gains ⁿfavor,

But the way of the unfaithful is hard.

^16oEvery prudent man acts with knowledge,

But a fool lays open his folly.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,

But ^pa faithful ambassador brings health.

¹⁸Poverty and shame will come to him who ²disdains correction,

But ^qhe who regards a rebuke will be honored.

¹⁹A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,

But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

²⁰He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

^21rEvil pursues sinners,

But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

²²A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,

But ^sthe wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

^23tMuch food is in the ³fallow ground of the poor,

And for lack of justice there is ⁴waste.

^24uHe who spares his rod hates his son,

But he who loves him disciplines him ⁵promptly.

^25vThe righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,

But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.