. Genesis . Proverbs . One Chapter for each day of the Month Proverbs . 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ..... Proverbs 13 .....
........ Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
13:01 .. A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
13:02 .. From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good, but the desire of the treacherous is violence.
13:03 .. The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
13:04 .. The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is made fat.
13:05 .. A righteous man hates falsehood, but a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.
13:06 .. Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, but wickedness subverts the sinner.
13:07 .. There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.
13:08 .. The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but the poor hears no rebuke.
13:09 .. The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
13:10 .. Through insolence comes nothing but strife, but wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
13:11 .. Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, but the one who gathers by labor increases it.
13:12 .. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13:13 .. The one who despises the word will be in debt to it, but the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
13:14 .. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.
13:15 .. Good understanding produces favor, but the way of the treacherous is hard.
13:16 .. Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays folly.
13:17 .. A wicked messenger falls into adversity, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
13:18 .. Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline, but he who regards reproof will be honored.
13:19 .. Desire realized is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
13:20 .. He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
13:21 .. Adversity pursues sinners, but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
13:22 .. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
13:23 .. Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.
13:24 .. He who withholds his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
13:25 .. The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the stomach of the wicked is in need.
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