Proverbs 13
1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
[one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
[is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
[the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
[the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
13 Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
[one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
[the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
A desire done is pleasing to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
([one who] walks *QK) With wise [people] (he will become wise *QK) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be rewarded with prosperity.
Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
23 Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for lack of judgment.
Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him early.
[one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
