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Proverbs 13

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1

A  awise son accepts his father's discipline, But a  bscoffer does not listen to rebuke.

2

From the fruit of a man's mouth he  1 aenjoys good, But the  2desire of the treacherous is  bviolence.

3

The one who  aguards his mouth preserves his life; The one who  bopens wide his lips  1comes to ruin.

4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

5

A righteous man  ahates falsehood, But a wicked man  1 bacts disgustingly and shamefully.

6

Righteousness  aguards the  1one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the  2sinner.

7

There is one who  apretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another  1pretends to be  bpoor, but has great wealth.

8

The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.

9

The  alight of the righteous  1rejoices, But the  blamp of the wicked goes out.

10

Through insolence  1comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

11

Wealth obtained by  1fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers  2by labor increases it.

12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire  1fulfilled is a tree of life.

13

The one who  adespises the word will be  1in debt to it, But the one who fears the commandment will be  brewarded.

14

The  1teaching of the wise is a  afountain of life, To turn aside from the  bsnares of death.

15

 aGood understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard.

16

Every  aprudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool  1displays folly.

17

A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But  aa faithful envoy brings healing.

18

Poverty and shame will come to him who  aneglects  1discipline, But he who regards reproof will be honored.

19

Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

20

 aHe who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

21

 aAdversity pursues sinners, But the  brighteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

22

A good man  aleaves an inheritance to his  1children's children, And the  bwealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

23

 aAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But  1it is swept away by injustice.

24

He who  awithholds his  1rod hates his son, But he who loves him  2 bdisciplines him diligently.

25

The  arighteous  1has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the  bwicked is in need.



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