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Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child

Proverbs 13:1-25

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Chapter 13
1 A wise son heeds his father's discipline; but a scoffer does not hear rebuke. 2 From the fruit of a man's mouth he eats good, but the soul of traitors, violence. 3 He who keeps his mouth preserves his life; he who parts his lips—it blots out for him. 4 The soul that craves but has no soul is lazy, and the soul of the resolute ones fattens. 5 The righteous hate a lying word, but the wicked will stink and will be ashamed. 6 Righteousness guards the blameless of way, but wickedness perverts sin. 7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; one who makes himself poor, yet has great wealth. 8 The atonement of a man's nephesh is his wealth, but the poor do not hear rebuke. 9 The light of the righteous rejoices, and the lamp of the wicked goes out. 10 Only in presumptuous rebellion he gives strife, and with counselors wisdom. 11 Wealth from Hebel diminishes, but the one who gathers by hand multiplies it. 12 Hope prolonged is a sickness to the heart, but a tree of life is desire fulfilled. 13 He who despises the word harms himself, and he who fears the commandment confirms it. 14 The instruction of a wise man is a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death. 15 Good wisdom gives favor, but the way of traitors is steadfast. 16 Every shrewd one acts with knowledge, but a fool spreads folly. 17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful envoy brings healing. 18 Poverty and shame to the one scorning discipline, but the one keeping rebuke will be honored. 19 A craving has become sweet to the soul, and turning away from evil is an abomination to fools. 20 One who walks with wise ones will be wise, and one who shepherds fools will be evil. 21 Evil will pursue sinners, but good will repay the righteous ones. 22 A good man will inherit sons of sons, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. 23 Much food is eaten from the field of the poor, but there is swept away without justice. 24 He who withholds his rod hates his son, but he who loves him seeks discipline. 25 The righteous eats to the satisfaction of his nephesh, but the belly of the wicked will lack.