2.4 KiB
Chapter 13
- A wise child accepts a parent's discipline;
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
- Wise words will win you a good meal,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
- Those who control their tongue will have a long life;
opening your mouth can ruin everything.
- Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.
- The godly hate lies;
the wicked cause shame and disgrace.
- Godliness guards the path of the blameless,
but the evil are misled by sin.
- Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
others who are rich pretend to be poor.
- The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won't even get threatened.
- The life of the godly is full of light and joy,
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
- Pride leads to conflict;
those who take advice are wise.
- Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.
- Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
- People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
those who respect a command will succeed.
- The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.
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A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
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Wise people think before they act; fools don't--and even brag about their foolishness.
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An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,
but a reliable messenger brings healing.
- If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
if you accept correction, you will be honored.
- It is pleasant to see dreams come true,
but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.
- Walk with the wise and become wise;
associate with fools and get in trouble.
- Trouble chases sinners,
while blessings reward the righteous.
- Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner's wealth passes to the godly.
- A poor person's farm may produce much food,
but injustice sweeps it all away.
- Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children.
Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.
- The godly eat to their hearts' content,
but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.