Proverbs 13  Common English Bible

13 A wise son listens to^[a] the discipline of his father,
    but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.
² People eat well from the fruit of their words,
    but the treacherous have an appetite only for violence.
³ People who watch their mouths guard their lives,
    but those who open their lips are ruined.
⁴ The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing;
    the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.
⁵ The righteous hate false words,
    but the wicked create disgust and scorn.
⁶ Righteousness guards the innocent on the path,
    but wickedness misleads sinners.
⁷ Some pretend to be rich but have nothing,
    while others pretend to be poor, but have great riches.
⁸ Wealth can ransom a person’s life,
    but the poor don’t even receive threats.
⁹ The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
¹⁰ The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride;
    those who take advice are wise.
¹¹ Riches gotten quickly^[b] will dwindle,
    but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
¹² Hope delayed makes the heart sick;
    longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ Trouble will come on those who despise a word,
    but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    turning a person away from deathtraps.
¹⁵ Good insight brings favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.^[c]
16 The prudent all act intelligently,
    but fools display their stupidity.
¹⁷ Wicked messengers fall into trouble,
    but a reliable one brings healing.
¹⁸ Poverty and shame come to those who don’t care about instruction;
    honor belongs to those who heed correction.
¹⁹ A desire fulfilled is pleasant,
    but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.
²⁰ Walk with wise people and become wise;
    befriend fools and get in trouble.
²¹ Trouble pursues sinners,
    but good things reward the righteous.
²² Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
    but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
²³ A poor person’s land might produce much food,
    but it is unjustly swept away.
²⁴ Those who withhold the rod hate their children,
    but the one who loves them applies discipline.
²⁵ The righteous eat their fill,
    but the wicked have empty stomachs.