Pro 13 | NASB1995 | STEP | A wise son accepts his father’s discipline , But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke .

Proverbs 13

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1 A ^awise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^bscoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of a man’s mouth he ^{▼▼ Lit eats
,} ^denjoys good,
But the ^{▼▼ Lit soul}desire of the treacherous is ^fviolence.
3 The one who ^gguards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who ^hopens wide his lips ^{▼▼ Lit ruin is his}comes to ruin.
4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
5 A righteous man ^jhates falsehood,
But a wicked man ^{▼▼ Lit causes a bad odor and causes shame
,} ^lacts disgustingly and shamefully.
6 Righteousness ^mguards the ^{▼▼ Lit blamelessness of way}one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the ^{▼▼ Lit sin}sinner.
7 There is one who ^ppretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another ^{▼▼ Lit impoverishes himself}pretends to be ^rpoor, but has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
9 The ^slight of the righteous ^{▼▼ I.e. shines brightly}rejoices,
But the ^ulamp of the wicked goes out.
10 Through insolence ^{▼▼ Lit gives}comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
11 Wealth obtained by ^{▼▼ Lit vanity}fraud dwindles,
But the one who gathers ^{▼▼ Or gradually; lit on the hand}by labor increases it.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire ^{▼▼ Lit coming}fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 The one who ^zdespises the word will be ^{▼▼ Lit pledged to it}in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be ^abrewarded.
14 The ^{▼▼ Or law}teaching of the wise is a ^adfountain of life,
To turn aside from the ^aesnares of death.
15 ^afGood understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 Every ^agprudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool ^{▼▼ Lit spreads out}displays folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
But ^aia faithful envoy brings healing.
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who ^ajneglects ^{▼▼ Or instruction}discipline,
But he who regards reproof will be honored.
19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
20 ^alHe who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
21 ^amAdversity pursues sinners,
But the ^anrighteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
22 A good man ^aoleaves an inheritance to his ^{▼▼ Lit sons’ sons}children’s children,
And the ^aqwealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
23 ^arAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
But ^{▼▼ Lit there is what is swept}it is swept away by injustice.
24 He who ^atwithholds his ^{▼▼ I.e. correction or discipline}rod hates his son,
But he who loves him ^{▼▼ Lit seeks him diligently with discipline
,} ^awdisciplines him diligently.
25 The ^axrighteous ^{▼▼ Lit eats to the satisfaction of his soul}has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the ^azwicked is in need.