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Themes in Proverbs 13

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Themes in Proverbs 13

Proverbs 13:1 (show verse)

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Children » Wise children
Children » Good » Attend to parental teaching
Good Children » Attend to parental teaching
Hearing » Who hears his fatherâ€™s instruction
Hearing » Who does not hear rebuke
Instruction » Who hears their fatherâ€™s instruction
Rebuke » Who does not hear rebuke
Scorn » Scorners
Scorning and mocking » Those who are addicted to » Hear not rebuke

Proverbs 13:2 (show verse)

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he

enjoys good,

But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

Speech/communication » The fruit of the mouth
Transgression » Transgressors
Violence » Who shall eat violence

Proverbs 13:3 (show verse)

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
Heedfulness » Necessary » In speech
Life » Who keeps their life
natural Life » Preserved by discretion
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
Speaking » Folly in
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
Speech/communication » Those that keep their tongue
Speech/communication » Those that do not keep their tongue

Proverbs 13:4 (show verse)

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Business life » Business virtues » Diligence
Desires » Who desires
Diligence » Business
Diligence » The diligent
Diligence » In temporal matters, leads to » Prosperity
Diligence » Prosperity
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Disappointment
Laziness » Lazy people
Poverty » Who will end up in poverty
Virtues » Business » Diligence

Proverbs 13:5 (show verse)

A righteous man hates falsehood,
But a wicked man

acts disgustingly and shamefully.

Character » Of the wicked » Loathsome
Character of the wicked » Loathsome
Lying » Saints » Hate
Lying/lies » Who hates lying
Shame » Who shall be ashamed

Proverbs 13:6 (show verse)

Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the sinner.

Righteousness » Keep saints in the right way
The fruit of righteousness » What righteousness does
Uprightness » They who walk in » Kept by righteousness
Wickedness » What wickedness does

Proverbs 13:7 (show verse)

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

Riches » The wicked » Profit not by
Riches, spiritual » General references to » A paradox
Spiritual » Riches general references to » A paradox

Proverbs 13:8 (show verse)

The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

Ransom » Of a man's life

Proverbs 13:9 (show verse)

The light of the righteous rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Lamp » Figurative
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
Light » The light of the righteous
Light » The lamp of the wicked

Proverbs 13:10 (show verse)

Through insolence comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

Advice » Counsel, the importance of seeking
Contention » What brings contention
Counsel » The importance of seeking
Pride » Leads men to » Contention
Pride/arrogance » What accompanies pride
Strife » Excited by » Pride
Strife » Causes of » Pride
Wisdom » Who is wise

Proverbs 13:11 (show verse)

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But the one who gathers by labor increases it.

Business life » Fidelity » Industry
Increase » Who shall increase
Industry » Commended
Industry » Leads to » Increase of substance
Labor » Those that labor
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Get, by vanity
Vanity » Wealth gotten by vanity
Vanity » Wealth gotten by, diminishes
Virtues » Industry » Commended
Wealth » Wealth gotten by vanity
physical Work » Industry in » Commended

Proverbs 13:12 (show verse)

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

Desires » General references to
Desires » The time when the desire comes
Discouragement » Delay in fulfilment of desires
Hope » Hope deferred
Life » What is life
Life » Tree of
Tree of life » What is a tree of life

Proverbs 13:13 (show verse)

The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

Despisement » Those that despise the word of God
Fear » Those that fear the commandment
The word of God » Those that despise the word of God

Proverbs 13:14 (show verse)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn aside from the snares of death.

Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
Law » The law of the wise
Living waters » What is a fountain of life

Proverbs 13:15 (show verse)

Good understanding produces favor,

But the way of the treacherous is hard.

Evil » Way » General references to
Pathway of sin » General references to
Sin » Internal » Misery of
Sinners » Disowned » Misery of
Sins » Increment » Misery
Understanding » Good understanding
Way » Evil provided » Evil, pathway to sin
The wicked » Guilt of » Misery of

Proverbs 13:16 (show verse)

Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool displays folly.

Folly » Who lays open their folly
Knowledge » Who deals with knowledge
Prudence » The prudent
Prudence » Reserve
Prudence » They who have » Deal with knowledge

Proverbs 13:17 (show verse)

A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
But a faithful envoy brings healing.

Ambassadors » Other references to
Faith/faithfulness » The faithful
Faithfulness » Exhibited in » Conveying messages
Health » What is health
Mischief » Who falls into mischief

Proverbs 13:18 (show verse)

Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline,
But he who regards reproof will be honored.

Honor » Who has honor
Honour » Earthly » Wisdom and virtue lead to
Instruction » Those that refuse instruction
Reproof » Those that regard reproof
Reproof » Leads to » Honor

Proverbs 13:19 (show verse)

Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

Desires » The desire accomplished
Evil » Who hates to depart from evil
Fools » Hate to depart from evil
Hate » What fools hate

Proverbs 13:20 (show verse)

He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Associations » Good » General references to good company
Companionship » General references to good company
Company » Those that walk with wise men
Company » The companion of fools
Company » Good
Evil » Associations » Results of » Divine wrath
Fools » The company of, ruinous
Good » General references to good company

Proverbs 13:21 (show verse)

Adversity pursues sinners,

But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

Evil » Who evil pursues
Recompense » Of righteousness

Proverbs 13:22 (show verse)

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Goodness » Good people
Riches » Of the wicked laid up for the just
Wealth » The wealth of the sinner

Proverbs 13:23 (show verse)

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,

But it is swept away by injustice.

Agriculture or husbandry » Requires » Diligence in, abundantly recompensed

Proverbs 13:24 (show verse)

He who withholds his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him

disciplines him diligently.

Chastisement » Who chastens their children
Chastisement » Those that spare their rod
Children » Correction of
Correction » Rod of correction
Correction » The correction of children
Discipline » Of children » The correction of children
Family » Devotions » Government
Fathers » Duties of » The correction of children
Home » special duties of parents » The correction of children
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To correct them
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Of children
Rod » Of correction
Social duties » Parental parental duties » The correction of children

Proverbs 13:25 (show verse)

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are abundantly provided for
Satisfaction » Who shall not be satisfied
Satisfaction » Who eats to the satisfying of their soul