Proverbs 13

¹A wise son heareth his father’s instruction;

²A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth;

³He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life;

⁴The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;

⁵A righteous man hateth lying;

⁶Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way;

⁷There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing:

⁸The ransom of a man’s life is his riches;

⁹The light of the righteous rejoiceth;

¹⁰By pride cometh only contention;

¹¹Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;

¹²Hope deferred maketh the heart sick;

¹³Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself;

¹⁴The law of the wise is a fountain of life,

¹⁵Good understanding giveth favor;

¹⁶Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;

¹⁷A wicked messenger falleth into evil;

¹⁸Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction;

¹⁹The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;

²⁰Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;

²¹Evil pursueth sinners;

²²A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;

²³Much food is in the tillage of the poor;

²⁴He that spareth his rod hateth his son;

²⁵The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;