Proverbs 13 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Pro 13:1

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

Pro 13:2

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

Pro 13:3

Pro 13:3Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Pro 13:4

Pro 13:4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Pro 13:5

Pro 13:5The righteous hates falsehood,
but the wicked brings shame[fn] and disgrace.

Pro 13:6

Pro 13:6Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
but sin overthrows the wicked.

Pro 13:7

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

Pro 13:8

Pro 13:8The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man hears no threat.

Pro 13:9

Pro 13:9The light of the righteous rejoices,
but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Pro 13:10

Pro 13:10By insolence comes nothing but strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Pro 13:11

Pro 13:11Wealth gained hastily[fn] will dwindle,
but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Pro 13:12

Pro 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Pro 13:13

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

Pro 13:14

Pro 13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Pro 13:15

Pro 13:15Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.[fn]

Pro 13:16

Pro 13:16Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool flaunts his folly.

Pro 13:17

Pro 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Pro 13:18

Pro 13:18Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is honored.

Pro 13:19

Pro 13:19A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

Pro 13:20

Pro 13:20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Pro 13:21

Pro 13:21Disaster[fn] pursues sinners,
but the righteous are rewarded with good.

Pro 13:22

Pro 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.

Pro 13:23

Pro 13:23The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.

Pro 13:24

Pro 13:24Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.[fn]

Pro 13:25

Pro 13:25The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

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ESV Footnotes

(13:5)

Or stench

(13:7)

Or One makes himself rich

(13:7)

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

(13:21)

Or Evil

(13:24)

Or who loves him disciplines him early

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