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Proverbs 13	Proverbs 13
Proverbs 13:1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.	Proverbs 13:1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
Proverbs 13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.	Proverbs 13:2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
Proverbs 13:3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.	Proverbs 13:3 He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.	Proverbs 13:4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
Proverbs 13:5 A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.	Proverbs 13:5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
Proverbs 13:6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.	Proverbs 13:6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
Proverbs 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.	Proverbs 13:7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
Proverbs 13:8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.	Proverbs 13:8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.	Proverbs 13:9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
Proverbs 13:10 By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.	Proverbs 13:10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.	Proverbs 13:11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.	Proverbs 13:12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.	Proverbs 13:13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.	Proverbs 13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
Proverbs 13:15 Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.	Proverbs 13:15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
Proverbs 13:16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.	Proverbs 13:16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.	Proverbs 13:17 A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
Proverbs 13:18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.	Proverbs 13:18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
Proverbs 13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.	Proverbs 13:19 To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
Proverbs 13:20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.	Proverbs 13:20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
Proverbs 13:21 Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.	Proverbs 13:21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.	Proverbs 13:22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
Proverbs 13:23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.	Proverbs 13:23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
Proverbs 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.	Proverbs 13:24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
Proverbs 13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.	Proverbs 13:25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.