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Proverbs, Chapter 13

¹ But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.	1 Pro 10:1 Pro 15:20 Pro 9:7 Pro 9:8 Pro 15:12
² A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,	2 Pro 12:14 Pro 1:31 Hos 10:13
² From the fruit of a man’s mouth he^a Lit eatsenjoys good, But the^b Lit souldesire of the treacherous is violence.
³ The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips^c Lit ruin is hiscomes to ruin.	3 Pro 18:21 Pro 21:23 Jam 3:2 Pro 18:7 Pro 20:19
⁴ The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
⁵ A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man^d Lit causes a bad odor and causes shameacts disgustingly and shamefully.	5 Col 3:9 Pro 3:35
⁶ Righteousness guards the^e Lit blamelessness of wayone whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the^f Lit sinsinner.	6 Pro 11:3
⁷ There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another^g Lit impoverishes himselfpretends to be poor, but has great wealth.	7 Pro 11:24 Luk 12:20 Luk 12:21 Luk 12:33 Co2 6:10 Jam 2:5
⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.
⁹ The light of the righteous^h I.e. shines brightlyrejoices, But the lamp of the wicked goes out.	9 Job 29:3 Pro 4:18 Job 18:5 Pro 24:20
¹⁰ Through insolenceⁱ Lit givescomes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
¹¹ Wealth obtained by^j Lit vanityfraud dwindles, But the one who gathers^k Or gradually; lit on the handby labor increases it.
¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire^l Lit comingfulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ The one who despises the word will be^m Lit pledged to itin debt to it, But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.	13 Num 15:31 Ch2 36:16 Pro 13:21
¹⁴ Theⁿ Or lawteaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.	14 Pro 10:11 Pro 14:27 Psa 18:5
¹⁵ Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard.	15 Psa 111:10 Pro 3:4
¹⁶ Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool^o Lit spreads outdisplays folly.	16 Pro 12:23
¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing.	17 Pro 25:13
¹⁸ Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects^p Or instructiondiscipline, But he who regards reproof will be honored.	18 Pro 15:5 Pro 15:32
¹⁹ Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
²⁰ He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.	20 Pro 2:20 Pro 15:31
²¹ Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.	21 Psa 32:10 Psa 54:5 Isa 47:11 Pro 11:31 Pro 13:13 Isa 3:10
²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his^q Lit sons’ sonschildren’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.	22 Ezr 9:12 Psa 37:25 Job 27:16 Job 27:17 Pro 28:8 Ecc 2:26
²³ Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But^r Lit there is what is sweptit is swept away by injustice.	23 Pro 12:11
²⁴ He who withholds his^s I.e. correction or disciplinerod hates his son, But he who loves him^tdisciplines him diligently.	24 Pro 19:18 Pro 22:15 Pro 23:13 Pro 23:14 Pro 29:15 Pro 29:17 Deu 8:5 Pro 3:12 Heb 12:7
²⁵ The righteous^uhas enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in need.	25 Psa 34:10 Psa 103:5 Psa 132:15 Pro 10:3 Pro 13:18 Luk 15:14


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