1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)

Proverbs 13

1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.

 13:1 ¶ A wise son, [cometh of] a father's correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.

 13:2 ¶ Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence.

 13:3 ¶ He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.

 13:4 ¶ The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.

 13:5 ¶ A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.

 13:6 ¶ Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.

 13:7 ¶ There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.

 13:8 ¶ The ransom of a man's life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.

 13:9 ¶ The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.

 13:10 ¶ Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.

 13:11 ¶ Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.

 13:12 ¶ Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart,—but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.

 13:13 ¶ He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.

 13:14 ¶ The instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.

 13:15 ¶ Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.

 13:16 ¶ Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.

 13:17 ¶ A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.

 13:18 ¶ Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.

 13:19 ¶ A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.

 13:20 ¶ He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.

 13:21 ¶ Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.

 13:22 ¶ A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children's children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.

 13:23 ¶ Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.

 13:24 ¶ He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son,—but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.

 13:25 ¶ The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.