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href="../proverbs/12.htm" title="Proverbs 12">◄</a> Proverbs 13 <a href="../proverbs/14.htm" title="Proverbs 14">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/proverbs/13.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="line2">a mocker refuses to listen to correction.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Wise words will win you a good meal,</p><p class="line2">but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Those who control their tongue will have a long life;</p><p class="line2">opening your mouth can ruin everything.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Lazy people want much but get little,</p><p class="line2">but those who work hard will prosper.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The godly hate lies;</p><p class="line2">the wicked cause shame and disgrace.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Godliness guards the path of the blameless,</p><p class="line2">but the evil are misled by sin.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Some who are poor pretend to be rich;</p><p class="line2">others who are rich pretend to be poor.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,</p><p class="line2">but the poor won’t even get threatened.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The life of the godly is full of light and joy,</p><p class="line2">but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Pride leads to conflict;</p><p class="line2">those who take advice are wise.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;</p><p class="line2">wealth from hard work grows over time.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Hope deferred makes the heart sick,</p><p class="line2">but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>People who despise advice are asking for trouble;</p><p class="line2">those who respect a command will succeed.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;</p><p class="line2">those who accept it avoid the snares of death.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>A person with good sense is respected;</p><p class="line2">a treacherous person is headed for destruction.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Wise people think before they act;</p><p class="line2">fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,</p><p class="line2">but a reliable messenger brings healing.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;</p><p class="line2">if you accept correction, you will be honored.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>It is pleasant to see dreams come true,</p><p class="line2">but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Walk with the wise and become wise;</p><p class="line2">associate with fools and get in trouble.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Trouble chases sinners,</p><p class="line2">while blessings reward the righteous.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,</p><p class="line2">but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>A poor person’s farm may produce much food,</p><p class="line2">but injustice sweeps it all away.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children.</p><p class="line2">Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/13-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The godly eat to their hearts’ content,</p><p class="line2">but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">13:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">13:15 </span><span class="ft">As in Greek version; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">the way of the treacherous is 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