Proverbs 13:1-24

¹A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

²A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

³Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.

⁴The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

⁵A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.

⁶Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

⁷There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

⁸A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.

⁹The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

¹⁰Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.

¹¹The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

¹²The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.

¹³He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commandement he shalbe rewarded.

¹⁴The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

¹⁵Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

¹⁶Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.

¹⁸Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

¹⁹A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.

²⁰He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.

²¹Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.

²²The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.

²³Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

²⁴He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.