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Proverbs 13

¹Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.

²The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove their way through life.

³Careful words make for a careful life; careless talk may ruin everything.

⁴Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; the energetic have something to show for their lives.

⁵A good person hates false talk; a bad person wallows in gibberish.

⁶A God-loyal life keeps you on track; sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.

⁷A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.

⁸The rich can be sued for everything they have, but the poor are free of such threats.

⁹The lives of good people are brightly lit streets; the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.

¹⁰Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other’s counsel.

¹¹Easy come, easy go, but steady diligence pays off.

¹²Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around.

¹³Ignore the Word and suffer; honor God’s commands and grow rich.

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so, no more drinking from death-tainted wells!

¹⁵Sound thinking makes for gracious living, but liars walk a rough road.

¹⁶A commonsense person lives good sense; fools litter the country with silliness.

¹⁷Irresponsible talk makes a real mess of things, but a reliable reporter is a healing presence.

¹⁸Refuse discipline and end up homeless; embrace correction and live an honored life.

¹⁹Souls who follow their hearts thrive; fools bent on evil despise matters of soul.

²⁰Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.

²¹Disaster entraps sinners, but God-loyal people get a good life.

²²A good life gets passed on to the grandchildren; ill-gotten wealth ends up with good people.

²³Banks foreclose on the farms of the poor, or else the poor lose their shirts to crooked lawyers.

²⁴A refusal to correct is a refusal to love; love your children by disciplining them.

²⁵An appetite for good brings much satisfaction, but the belly of the wicked always wants more.