Proverbs, 13

1. A wise child listens to a father's discipline, a cynic will not listen to reproof.

1. A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2. The fruit of the mouth provides a good meal, but the soul of the treacherous feeds on violence.

2. A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.

3. A guard on the mouth makes life secure, whoever talks too much is lost.

3. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

4. The idler hungers but has no food; hard workers get their fill.

4. The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5. The upright hates a lying word, but the wicked slanders and defames.

5. A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

6. Uprightness stands guard over one whose way is honest, sin causes the ruin of the wicked.

6. Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

7. There are some who, on nothing, pretend to be rich, some, with great wealth, pretend to be poor.

7. There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.

8. The ransom for life is a person's wealth; but the poor will not hear the reproof.

8. The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

9. The light of the upright is joyful, the lamp of the wicked goes out.

9. The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10. Insolence breeds only disputes, wisdom lies with those who take advice.

10. Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.

11. A sudden fortune will dwindle away, accumulation little by little is the way to riches.

11. Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

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

12. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.

13. Contempt for the word is self-destructive, respect for the commandment wins salvation.

13. Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

14. The teaching of the wise is a life-giving fountain for eluding the snares of death.

14. The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

15. Good sense wins favour, but the way of the treacherous is hard.

15. Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

16. Anyone of discretion acts by the light of knowledge, the fool parades his folly.

16. Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.

17. A bad messenger falls into misfortune, a trusty messenger brings healing.

17. A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.

18. Whoever rejects discipline wins poverty and scorn; for anyone who accepts correction: honour.

18. Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

19. Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul; fools are loth to turn -- from evil.

19. The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.

20. Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, whoever mixes with fools will be ruined.

20. He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

21. Evil will pursue the sinner, but good will reward the upright.

21. Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

22. The good bequeaths a heritage to children's children, the wealth of the sinner is stored away for the upright.

22. A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

23. Though the farms of the poor yield much food, some perish for lack of justice.

23. Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

24. Whoever fails to use the stick hates his child; whoever is free with correction loves him.

24. He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

25. The upright eats to the full, the belly of the wicked goes empty.

25. The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.