Jubilee2000 - Proverbs - 13

13:1  A wise son [takes] his father's chastening: but a scorner does not hear rebuke.

13:2  Of the fruit of his mouth man shall eat well: but the soul of the transgressors [shall] starve.

13:3  He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: [but] he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.

13:4  The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

13:5  The righteous [man] hates lying: but the wicked [man] makes himself loathsome, and abominable.

13:6  Righteousness keeps the one of [the] perfect way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

13:7  There are [those] that make themselves rich, yet [have] nothing: [there are those] that make themselves poor, yet [have] great riches.

13:8  The redemption of a man's life [is] his riches: but the poor does not hear rebuke.

13:9  The light of the righteous shall rejoice: but the fire of the wicked shall be put out.

13:10  Pride shall certainly give birth to contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.

13:11  The riches of vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.

13:12  Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but [when] the desire [is] fulfilled, [it is] a tree of life.

13:13  Whosoever despises the word shall perish by it: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

13:14  The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

13:15  Good understanding brings forth grace: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

13:16  Every sane [man] works according to wisdom: but the fool shall manifest [his] folly.

13:17  A bad messenger shall fall into evil: but a faithful ambassador [is] medicine.

13:18  Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuses chastening: but he that regards reproof shall be honoured.

13:19  The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.

13:20  He that walks with wise [men] shall be wise, but the companion of fools shall be destroyed.

13:21  Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

13:22  A good [man] shall leave an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

13:23  In the fallow ground of the poor there [is] much bread, but it is lost for lack of judgment.

13:24  He that cuts short chastening hates his son, but he that loves him chastens him early.

13:25  The righteous eats until his soul is satisfied, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.: