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Proverbs 13 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:1 - A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2 - From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:3 - Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:5 - The righteous hates falsehood,
but the wicked brings shame[fn] and disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:6 - Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
but sin overthrows the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:7 - One pretends to be rich,[fn] yet has nothing;
another pretends to be poor,[fn] yet has great wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:8 - The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:9 - The light of the righteous rejoices,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:10 - By insolence comes nothing but strife,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:11 - Wealth gained hastily[fn] will dwindle,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 - Whoever despises the word[fn] brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment[fn] will be rewarded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17 - A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:18 - Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:21 - Disaster[fn] pursues sinners,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:22 - A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:23 - The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:24 - Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:25 - The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
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Or stench
Or One makes himself rich
Or another makes himself poor
Or by fraud
Or a word
Or a commandment
Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew is rugged, or is an enduring rut
Or Evil
Or who loves him disciplines him early
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