13:1 A wise child is attentive to his parents’ instruction, but the mocker is deaf to correction.
13:2 A person eats well when he speaks wisely, but the treacherous crave violence.
13:3 Those who guard their speech insure they will take another breath, but those who talk without thinking guarantee their demise.
13:4 Slackers crave but have their fill of nothing, but the hardworking desire and are completely satisfied.
13:5 The right-living will not tolerate any lie, but wrongdoers come to shame and embarrassment.
13:6 Doing right keeps the innocent on the path of life, but doing wrong is the downfall of the wicked.
13:7 One pretends he is wealthy but has nothing, while another seems to be poor but has great wealth.
13:8 The rich are targeted and must ransom their lives, but no one bothers to threaten the poor.
13:9 The light of the right-living brings joy as it burns brightly; the lamp of a wrongdoer will be snuffed out.
13:10 Arrogance only produces arguments, but wisdom accompanies those well advised.
13:11 Money earned hastily is easily lost, but hard-earned money continues to grow.
13:12 Hope postponed grieves the heart; but when a dream comes true, life is full and sweet.
13:13 The one who hates good counsel will reap failure and ruin, but the one who reveres God’s instruction will be rewarded.
13:14 Wise instruction is a spring yielding a satisfied life; those who follow it avoid the traps that lead to death.
13:15 Good sense brings blessing, but the road of the treacherous is long and rough.
13:16 A clever person acquires knowledge and then acts on it; but a fool advertises his folly for all to see.
13:17 An untrustworthy messenger stirs up trouble, but a faithful emissary is curative balm.
13:18 A person who turns from correction faces poverty and shame, but one who regards constructive criticism is well respected.
13:19 A dream fulfilled is the sweetness of life, but abandoning evil is repulsive to fools.
13:20 One who walks with the wise becomes wise, but whoever keeps company with fools only hurts himself.
13:21 Trouble eagerly pursues the sinner, but success rewards the right-living.
13:22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of the sinner is eventually passed on to the right-living.
13:23 Though the fields of the poor yield a bumper crop in a land without justice, it is stolen out from under them.
13:24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children, but those who are quick to correct them show true love.
13:25 Those who do right have plenty to eat, while those who do wrong go hungry.
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