Wisdom Loves Righteousness
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
6 Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
But the poor does not hear rebuke.
But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.
But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.
But a faithful ambassador brings health.
But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
And for lack of justice there is [d]waste.
But he who loves him disciplines him [e]promptly.
But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 gives
- Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores
- Proverbs 13:23 uncultivated
- Proverbs 13:23 Lit. what is swept away
- Proverbs 13:24 early