Rotherham - Proverbs - 13

13:1  A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.

13:2  Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence.

13:3  He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.

13:4  The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.

13:5  A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.

13:6  Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.

13:7  There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.

13:8  The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.

13:9  The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.

13:10  Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.

13:11  Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.

13:12  Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart,—but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.

13:13  He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.

13:14  the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.

13:15  Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.

13:16  Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.

13:17  A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.

13:18  Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.

13:19  A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.

13:20  He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.

13:21  Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.

13:22  A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.

13:23  Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.

13:24  He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son,—but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.

13:25  The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.