Proverbs 13
1 A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.
A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
2 A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.
Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence.
3 Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.
He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
4 The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
5 A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.
A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
6 Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.
Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
7 There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.
There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
8 A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.
The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
10 Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
11 The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
12 The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.
Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
13 He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commandement he shalbe rewarded.
He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
14 The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.
the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
15 Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.
Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
16 Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.
A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
18 Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.
Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
19 A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.
A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
20 He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.
He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
21 Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.
Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
22 The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
23 Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
24 He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, —but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
25 The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
