Proverbs 13

1A wise son—it is through the discipline of his father;A scoffer—he never heard reproof.

2A man enjoys good from the fruit of his speech;But out of the throat of the treacherous comes lawlessness.

3Those who guard their tongue preserve their life;Those who open wide their lips, it is their ruin.

4A sluggard craves, but has nothing;The diligent shall feast on rich fare.

5The righteous hate lies;The wicked are vile and disgraceful.

6Righteousness protects the one whose way is blameless;Wickedness subverts the sinner.

7Some pretend to be rich and have nothing;Others profess to be poor and have much wealth.

8Riches are ransom for a person’s life,The poor never heard a reproof.

9The light of the righteous is radiant;The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

10Arrogance yields nothing but strife; Wisdom belongs to those who seek advice.

11Wealth may dwindle to less than nothing,But one who gathers little by little increases it.

12Hope deferred sickens the heart,But desire realized is a tree of life.

13One who disdains a precept will be injured thereby;One who respects a command will be rewarded.

14The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life,Enabling one to avoid deadly snares.

15Good sense wins favor;The way of treacherous men is unchanging.

16Those who are clever act knowledgeably,But dullards expose their stupidity.

17Harm befalls a wicked messenger;A faithful courier brings healing.

18Poverty and humiliation are for the one who spurns discipline;But one who takes reproof to heart gets honor.

19Desire realized is sweet to the soul;To turn away from evil is abhorrent to the stupid.

20One who keeps company with the wise becomes wise,But one who consorts with dullards comes to grief.

21Misfortune pursues sinners,But the righteous are well rewarded.

22A good man has what to bequeath to his grandchildren,For the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.

23The tillage of the poor yields much food;But substance is swept away for lack of moderation.

24He who spares the rod hates his son,But he who loves him disciplines him early.

25The righteous person eats to satiety,But the belly of the wicked is empty.