Proverbs 13:1-25 - A Wise Son Lives Righteously

¹ A wise son the instruction of a father: and he. mocking heard not reproof.

² From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.

³ He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.

⁴ The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat

⁵ The just one will hate the word of falsehood: and the unjust one will be loathsome and be put to shame.

⁶ Justice will guard the blameless of way: and injustice shall overthrow the sinning.

⁷ There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth.

⁸ The expiating of a man's soul is his riches: and the poor will not hear rebuke.

⁹ The light of the just shall rejoice: and the lamp of the unjust shall be quenched.

¹⁰ Only by pride contention will be given: but with those being advised, wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth from vanity shall be diminished: and he gathering with the hand, shall increase.

¹² Hope being forgotten afflicts the heart: and desire coming, a tree of life.

¹³ He despising to the word it shall be perverse to him: and he fearing the command shall be requited.

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

¹⁵ Good understanding shall give grace: and the way of the transgressing is perpetuity.

¹⁶ Every prudent one will do in knowledge: and the foolish one will spread folly.

¹⁷ The unjust messenger shall fall into evil: and a messenger of faithfulness is healing.

¹⁸ Instruction dismisses poverty and shame: and he watching reproof shall be honored.

¹⁹ The desire coming to pass, will be sweet to the soul: and an abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

²⁰ He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil.

²¹ Evil shall pursue the sinning: and good shall requite the just

²² The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.

²³ Much food to the fallow ground of the poor: and in no judgment there is destroying

²⁴ He withholding his rod hates his son: and he loving him, sought correction for him.

²⁵ The just one ate to fill his soul: and the belly of the unjust shall want