Thematic Bible
Proverbs 13:1 (show verse)
A wise child [hears] the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
Proverbs 13:2 (show verse)
From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
Proverbs 13:3 (show verse)
He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin [belongs] to him.
Proverbs 13:4 (show verse)
The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
Proverbs 13:5 (show verse)
The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and {disgrace}.
Proverbs 13:6 (show verse)
Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.
Proverbs 13:7 (show verse)
There is one who acts rich but {has nothing}; another who pretends to be poor but [has] wealth.
Proverbs 13:8 (show verse)
The ransom of the life of a man [is] his wealth, but the poor does not receive a threat.
Proverbs 13:9 (show verse)
The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.
Proverbs 13:10 (show verse)
Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:11 (show verse)
Wealth [gained] from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers {little by little} will increase it.
Proverbs 13:12 (show verse)
Hope that is deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled [is] a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:13 (show verse)
He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 13:14 (show verse)
The teaching of the wise [is] a fountain of life, [in order] to avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 13:15 (show verse)
Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.
Proverbs 13:16 (show verse)
Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence, but the fool will display folly.
Proverbs 13:17 (show verse)
A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble, but an envoy of the faithful [brings] healing.
Proverbs 13:18 (show verse)
Poverty and disgrace [belong to] him who ignores instruction, but he who guards reproof will be honored.
Proverbs 13:19 (show verse)
A desire {fulfilled} will be sweet to the soul, but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
Proverbs 13:20 (show verse)
Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:21 (show verse)
Misfortune will pursue sinners, but the righteous {will be rewarded with prosperity}.
Proverbs 13:22 (show verse)
He who is good will leave an inheritance to {his grandchildren}, and stored up for the righteous [is] the wealth of a sinner.
Proverbs 13:23 (show verse)
[There is] much food [in] the field of the poor, but {it is swept away} by {injustice}.
Proverbs 13:24 (show verse)
He who withholds his rod hates his child, but he who loves him {gives him} discipline.
Proverbs 13:25 (show verse)
The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.