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| Proverbs 13:1 | A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words. | A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke. |
| Proverbs 13:2 | A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts. | A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence. |
| Proverbs 13:3 | He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction. | He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. |
| Proverbs 13:4 | The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat. | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| Proverbs 13:5 | The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame. | A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. |
| Proverbs 13:6 | Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin. | Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner. |
| Proverbs 13:7 | A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth. | There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth. |
| Proverbs 13:8 | A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words. | The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening. |
| Proverbs 13:9 | There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out. | The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
| Proverbs 13:10 | The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit. | By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom. |
| Proverbs 13:11 | Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased. | Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. |
| Proverbs 13:12 | Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. |
| Proverbs 13:13 | He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded. | Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. |
| Proverbs 13:14 | The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death. | The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. |
| Proverbs 13:15 | Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction. | Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard. |
| Proverbs 13:16 | A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts. | Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly. |
| Proverbs 13:17 | A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well. | A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health. |
| Proverbs 13:18 | Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured. | Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored. |
| Proverbs 13:19 | To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish. | The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil. |
| Proverbs 13:20 | Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken. | Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it. |
| Proverbs 13:21 | Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good. | Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good. |
| Proverbs 13:22 | The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man. | A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous. |
| Proverbs 13:23 | There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing. | Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice. |
| Proverbs 13:24 | He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care. | He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. |
| Proverbs 13:25 | The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers. | The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want. |
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