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Proverbs 13 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Pro 13:1

Pro 13:1A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

Pro 13:2

Pro 13:2A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

Pro 13:3

Pro 13:3He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

Pro 13:4

Pro 13:4The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

Pro 13:5

Pro 13:5The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

Pro 13:6

Pro 13:6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

Pro 13:7

Pro 13:7A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

Pro 13:8

Pro 13:8A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

Pro 13:9

Pro 13:9There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

Pro 13:10

Pro 13:10The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Pro 13:11

Pro 13:11Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Pro 13:12

Pro 13:12Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

Pro 13:13

Pro 13:13He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

Pro 13:14

Pro 13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

Pro 13:15

Pro 13:15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

Pro 13:16

Pro 13:16A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

Pro 13:17

Pro 13:17A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

Pro 13:18

Pro 13:18Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

Pro 13:19

Pro 13:19To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

Pro 13:20

Pro 13:20Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Pro 13:21

Pro 13:21Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

Pro 13:22

Pro 13:22The 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.

Pro 13:23

Pro 13:23There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

Pro 13:24

Pro 13:24He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

Pro 13:25

Pro 13:25The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
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