Proverbs 13 — LSV

13A wise son—the instruction of a father, || And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.²A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, || And the soul of the treacherous—violence.³Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, || Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!⁴The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.⁵The righteous hates a false word, || And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.⁶Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, || And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.⁷There is [he] who is making himself rich, and has nothing, || Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.⁸The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, || And the poor has not heard rebuke.⁹The light of the righteous rejoices, || And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.¹⁰A vain man causes debate through pride, || And wisdom [is] with the counseled.¹¹Wealth from vanity becomes little, || And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.¹²Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, || And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.¹³Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, || And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.¹⁴The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, || To turn aside from snares of death.¹⁵Good understanding gives grace, || And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.¹⁶Every prudent one deals with knowledge, || And a fool spreads out folly.¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into evil, || And a faithful ambassador is healing.¹⁸Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, || And whoever is observing reproof is honored.¹⁹A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, || And an abomination to fools || [Is] to turn from evil.²⁰Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, || And a companion of fools suffers evil.²¹Evil pursues sinners, || And good repays the righteous.²²A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, || And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.²³Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, || And substance is consumed without judgment.²⁴Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, || And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.²⁵The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, || And the belly of the wicked lacks!