Proverbs 13

¹A wise son heareth his father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

²A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

³He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

⁴The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

⁵A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

⁶Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

⁷There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

⁸The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

⁹The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

¹¹Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

¹²Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

¹³Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

¹⁴The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.