but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
but the diligent is fully satisfied.
but the wicked act disgustingly and disgracefully.
but wickedness undermines the sinner.
another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.
but a poor man hears no threat.
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
but whoever earns it through labor[b] will multiply it.
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
turning people away from the snares of death.
but the way of the treacherous never changes.[c]
but a fool displays his stupidity.
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
who ignore discipline,
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.
but to turn from evil
is an abomination to fools.
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
but good rewards the righteous.
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
but without justice, it is swept away.
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.
but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:6 Lit guards integrity of way
- Proverbs 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon [his] hand
- Proverbs 13:15 LXX, Syr, Tg read treacherous will perish
- Proverbs 13:22 Or inheritance: his