Proverbs 13

1A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke.

1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous--violence.

2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

3Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.

4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

4A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.

5A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

6Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

6Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

7There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth <FI>is<Fi> abundant.

7There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.

8The ransom of a man's life <FI>are<Fi> his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

9The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

10By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

11Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].

12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life <FI>is<Fi> the coming desire.

12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.

13Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.

13Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

14The law of the wise <FI>is<Fi> a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

14The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

15Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous <FI>is<Fi> hard.

15Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.

16Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

16Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.

17A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.

17A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.

18Whoso is refusing instruction--poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

18Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools <FI>is<Fi> : Turn from evil.

19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

20Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.

21Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

21Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

22A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].

23Abundance of food--the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

23Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.

24Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.