13:1 A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. |
13:2 From the fruit of a man's mouth he enjoys good, But the treacherous desires violence. |
13:3 The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
13:4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent becomes fat. |
13:5 A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully. |
13:6 Righteousness guards the blameless one, But wickedness subverts the sinner. |
13:7 One who pretends to have riches, but has nothing; Another pretends to suffer poverty, but has great wealth. |
13:8 The rich man considers his wealth his ransom, But the poor hears no rebuke. |
13:9 The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked goes out. |
13:10 Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom stays with those who receive counsel. |
13:11 Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it. |
13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled resembles a tree of life. |
13:13 The one who despises the word will become indebted to it, But the one who fears the commandment will receive a reward. |
13:14 The teaching of the wise resembles a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death. |
13:15 Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous seems hard. |
13:16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool displays folly. |
13:17 A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing. |
13:18 Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline, But he who regards reproof will receive honor. |
13:19 Desire realized tastes sweet to the soul,But a fool considers it an abomination to turn away from evil. |
13:20 He who walks with wise men will become wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. |
13:21 Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will receive prosperity as their reward. |
13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, And the wealth of the sinner accumulates for the righteous. |
13:23 Abundant food rests in the fallow ground of the poor, But becomes swept away by injustice. |
13:24 He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. |
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked suffers need. |