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13:1  A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scornful son does not listen to a reprimand.
13:2  From the fruit of his mouth a person eats well, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
13:3  Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life. Whoever opens his lips carelessly ruins himself.
13:4  The appetite of a lazy person craves things, but he gets nothing. The appetite of hardworking people is fully satisfied.
13:5  A righteous person hates everything false, but a wicked person causes disgrace and shame.
13:6  Righteousness guards a person who has integrity, but wickedness perverts a sinner.
13:7  One person pretends to be rich but has nothing. Another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.
13:8  A man’s riches may ransom his life, but a poor man does not hear a threat.
13:9  The light of the righteous brings joy, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
13:10  Insolence produces only strife, but wisdom resides with those who take advice.
13:11  Wealth gained out of thin air shrinks, but wealth accumulated by steady work grows.
13:12  Hope delayed makes a heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13:13  The person who despises a word of instruction will pay the price, but the person who respects a command will be rewarded.
13:14  The teaching of a wise person is a fountain of life. It can turn someone away from the snares of death.
13:15  Good sense yields grace, but the way of the treacherous is unchanging.
13:16  Every sensible person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays stupidity.
13:17  A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
13:18  A person who ignores discipline ends up with poverty and shame, but one who conforms to correction will be honored.
13:19  A desire that is fulfilled tastes sweet to the soul, but to fools it is disgusting to turn from evil.
13:20  Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
13:21  Trouble pursues sinners, but goodness repays the righteous.
13:22  A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
13:23  The farmland of the poor may produce much food, but it may be swept away by injustice.
13:24  A person who withholds his rod hates his son, but one who loves him administers discipline promptly.
13:25  A righteous person eats until his appetite is satisfied, but the stomach of the wicked is always empty.