Proverbs 13 — Legacy Standard Bible

13A ^awise son accepts his father’s discipline,But a ^bscoffer does not listen to rebuke.²From the fruit of a man’s mouth he ^aeats what is good,But the soul of the treacherous desires ^bviolence.³The one who ^aguards his mouth keeps his soul;The one who ^bopens wide his lips ¹comes to ruin.⁴The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,But the soul of the diligent is enriched.⁵A righteous man ^ahates a lying word,But a wicked man ¹^,^bacts odiously and is humiliated.⁶Righteousness ^aguards the ¹one whose way is blameless,But wickedness subverts the ²sinner.⁷There is one who ^apretends to be rich, but has nothing;Another ¹pretends to be ^bpoor, but has great wealth.⁸The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,But the poor hears no rebuke.⁹The ^alight of the righteous is glad,But the ^blamp of the wicked goes out.¹⁰With arrogance ¹comes only quarreling,But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.¹¹Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,But the one who gathers ¹with his hand abounds.¹²¹Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But desire ²fulfilled is a tree of life.¹³The one who ^adespises the word will be ¹in debt to it,But the one who fears the commandment will be ^brewarded.¹⁴The ¹instruction of the wise is a ^afountain of life,To turn aside from the ^bsnares of death.¹⁵^aGood insight gives grace,But the way of the treacherous is ¹unrelenting.¹⁶Every ^aprudent man acts with knowledge,But a fool spreads out folly.¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into evil,But ^aa faithful envoy brings healing.¹⁸Poverty and disgrace come to him who ^aneglects ¹discipline,But he who keeps reproof will be honored.¹⁹Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.²⁰^aHe who walks with the wise will be wise,But the friend of fools will suffer harm.²¹^aEvil pursues sinners,But the ^brighteous are repaid with good.²²A good man ^aleaves an inheritance to his ¹children’s children,And the ^bwealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.²³^aAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,But ¹it is swept away by injustice.²⁴He who ^aholds back his ¹rod hates his son,But he who loves him ²^,^bdisciplines him diligently.²⁵The ^arighteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,But the stomach of the ^bwicked lacks.