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class="indent">but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;</span><br /><span class="indent">he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,</span><br /><span class="indent">while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The righteous hates falsehood,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the wicked brings shame<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or stench">a</a></sup></span> and disgrace.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,</span><br /><span class="indent">but sin overthrows the wicked.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">One pretends to be rich,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or One makes himself rich">b</a></sup></span> yet has nothing;</span><br /><span class="indent">another pretends to be poor,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or another makes himself poor">c</a></sup></span> yet has great wealth.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,</span><br /><span class="indent">but a poor man hears no threat.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The light of the righteous rejoices,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">By insolence comes nothing but strife,</span><br /><span class="indent">but with those who take advice is wisdom.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Wealth gained hastily<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or by fraud">d</a></sup></span> will dwindle,</span><br /><span class="indent">but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Hope deferred makes the heart sick,</span><br /><span class="indent">but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever despises the word<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or a word">e</a></sup></span> brings destruction on himself,</span><br /><span class="indent">but he who reveres the commandment<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or a commandment">f</a></sup></span> will be rewarded.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,</span><br /><span class="indent">that one may turn away from the snares of death.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Good sense wins favor,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew is rugged, or is an enduring rut">g</a></sup></span></span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Every prudent man acts with knowledge,</span><br /><span class="indent">but a fool flaunts his folly.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A wicked messenger falls into trouble,</span><br /><span class="indent">but a faithful envoy brings healing.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,</span><br /><span class="indent">but whoever heeds reproof is honored.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,</span><br /><span class="indent">but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the companion of fools will suffer harm.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Disaster<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or Evil">h</a></sup></span> pursues sinners,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the righteous are rewarded with good.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,</span><br /><span class="indent">but it is swept away through injustice.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever spares the rod hates his son,</span><br /><span class="indent">but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or who loves him disciplines him early">i</a></sup></span></span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the belly of the wicked suffers want.</span><br /><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>stench</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>One makes himself rich</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>another makes himself poor</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>by fraud</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>a word</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>a commandment</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">g</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew <i><span class="catch-word">is</span> rugged</i>, or <i><span class="catch-word">is</span> an enduring rut</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">h</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Or <i>Evil</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">i</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">who loves him</span> disciplines him early</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div 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