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Proverbs 13:1-25

The wise and the foolish contrasted

1 ¶ A wise son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

 2 ¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.

 3 ¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

 4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

 5 ¶ A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

 6 ¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

 7 ¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.

 8 ¶ The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

 9 ¶ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

 10 ¶ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.

 11 ¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

 12 ¶ Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.

 13 ¶ Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

 14 ¶ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

 15 ¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

 16 ¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.

 17 ¶ A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.

 18 ¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

 19 ¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.

 20 ¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

 21 ¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

 22 ¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

 23 ¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

 24 ¶ He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 25 ¶ The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

1      בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃
2      מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל ט֑וֹב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃
3      נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃
4      מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃
5      דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃
6      צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃
7      יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב׃
8      כֹּ֣פֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ עָשְׁר֑וֹ וְ֝רָ֗שׁ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃
9      אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃
10      רַק־בְּ֭זָדוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת־נ֖וֹעָצִ֣ים חָכְמָֽה׃
11      ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃
12      תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃
13      בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל ל֑וֹ וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
14      תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃
15      שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃
16      כָּל־עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת וּ֝כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃
17      מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
18      רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃
19      תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃
20      הָלוֹךְ אֶת־חֲכָמִ֣ים וַחֲכָם וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃
21      חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃
22      ט֗וֹב יַנְחִ֥יל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִ֑ים וְצָפ֥וּן לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק חֵ֣יל חוֹטֵֽא׃
23      רָב־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
24      חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ שִׁ֭בְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵ֣א בְנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ שִֽׁחֲר֥וֹ מוּסָֽר׃
25      צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ פ

The Lexham Hebrew Bible (Logos Bible Software, 2012), Pr 13:1–25.