2A man shall eat good from the fruit of his mouth; but the desire of the faithless is violence.
3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; but for him that openeth wide his lips there shall be ruin.
4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.
5A righteous man hateth lying; but a wicked man behaveth vilely and shamefully.
6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7There is that pretendeth himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that pretendeth himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
8The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening.
9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.
12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13Whoso despiseth the word shall suffer thereby; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 13
Proverbs 13:2-14