Proverbs 13

Chapter 13

1 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;t
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.2 Wise words will win you a good meal,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life;
opening your mouth can ruin everything.4 Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.5 The godly hate lies;
the wicked cause shame and disgrace.6 Godliness guards the path of the blameless,
but the evil are misled by sin.7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
others who are rich pretend to be poor.8 The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened.9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy,
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.10 Pride leads to conflict;
those who take advice are wise.11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
those who respect a command will succeed.14 The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.15 A person with good sense is respected;
a treacherous person is headed for destruction.t16 Wise people think before they act;
fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.17 An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,
but a reliable messenger brings healing.18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
if you accept correction, you will be honored.19 It is pleasant to see dreams come true,
but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.20 Walk with the wise and become wise;
associate with fools and get in trouble.21 Trouble chases sinners,
while blessings reward the righteous.22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.23 A poor person’s farm may produce much food,
but injustice sweeps it all away.24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children.
Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.25 The godly eat to their hearts’ content,
but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

PROVERBS 13

Wise Friends //Make You Wise

1 Children with good sense
accept correction
from their parents,
but stubborn children
ignore it completely.

2 You will be well rewarded
for saying something kind,
but all some people think about
is how to be cruel and mean.

3  t Keep what you know to yourself,
and you will be safe;
talk too much,
and you are done for.

4 No matter how much you want,
laziness won't help a bit,
but hard work will reward you
with more than enough.

5 A good person hates deceit,
but those who are evil
cause shame and disgrace.

6 Live right, and you are safe!
But sin will destroy you.

7 Some who have nothing
may pretend to be rich,
and some who have everything
may pretend to be poor.

8 The rich may have
to pay a ransom,
but the poor don't have
that problem.

9 The lamp of a good person
keeps on shining;
the lamp of an evil person
soon goes out.

10 Too much pride causes trouble.
Be sensible and take advice.

11 Money wronglyt gained
will disappear bit by bit;
money earned little by little
will grow and grow.

12 Not getting what you want
can break your heart,
but a wish that comes true
is a life-giving tree.

13 If you reject God's teaching,
you will pay the price;
if you obey his commands,
you will be rewarded.

14 Sensible instruction
is a life-giving fountain
that helps you escape
all deadly traps.

15 Sound judgment is praised,
but people without good sense
are on the way to disaster.t

16 If you have good sense,
you will act sensibly,
but fools act like fools.

17 Whoever delivers your message
can make things better
or worse for you.

18 All who refuse correction
will be poor and disgraced;
all who accept correction
will be praised.

19 It's a good feeling
to get what you want,
but only a stupid fool
hates to turn from evil.

20  t Wise friends make you wise,
but you hurt yourself
by going around with fools.

21 You are in for trouble
if you sin,
but you will be rewarded
if you live right.

22 If you obey God,
you will have something
to leave your grandchildren.
If you don't obey God,
those who live right
will get what you leave.

23 Even when the land of the poor
produces good crops,
they get cheated
out of what they grow.t

24 If you love your children,
you will correct them;
if you don't love them,
you won't correct them.

25 If you live right,
you will have plenty to eat;
if you don't live right,
you will go away empty.