Proverbs 13  Legacy Standard Bible

13 A ^(A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^(B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
² From the fruit of a man’s mouth he ^(C)eats what is good,
But the soul of the treacherous desires ^(D)violence.
³ The one who ^(E)guards his mouth keeps his soul;
The one who ^(F)opens wide his lips ^[a]comes to ruin.
⁴ The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is enriched.
⁵ A righteous man ^(G)hates a lying word,
But a wicked man ^[b](H)acts odiously and is humiliated.
⁶ Righteousness ^(I)guards the ^[c]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the ^[d]sinner.
⁷ There is one who ^(J)pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another ^[e]pretends to be ^(K)poor, but has great wealth.
⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
⁹ The ^(L)light of the righteous is glad,
But the ^(M)lamp of the wicked goes out.
¹⁰ With arrogance ^[f]comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.
¹¹ Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers ^[g]with his hand abounds.
^12 [h]Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire ^[i]fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ The one who ^(N)despises the word will be ^[j]in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be ^(O)rewarded.
¹⁴ The ^[k]instruction of the wise is a ^(P)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the ^(Q)snares of death.
^15 (R)Good insight gives grace,
But the way of the treacherous is ^[l]unrelenting.
¹⁶ Every ^(S)prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool spreads out folly.
¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into evil,
But ^(T)a faithful envoy brings healing.
¹⁸ Poverty and disgrace come to him who ^(U)neglects ^[m]discipline,
But he who keeps reproof will be honored.
¹⁹ Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
^20 (V)He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend of fools will suffer harm.
^21 (W)Evil pursues sinners,
But the ^(X)righteous are repaid with good.
²² A good man ^(Y)leaves an inheritance to his ^[n]children’s children,
And the ^(Z)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
^23 (AA)Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
But ^[o]it is swept away by injustice.
²⁴ He who ^(AB)holds back his ^[p]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him ^[q](AC)disciplines him diligently.
²⁵ The ^(AD)righteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,
But the stomach of the ^(AE)wicked lacks.