# Proverbs 13

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/13

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. A wise son heeds his father's discipline, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.
2. From the fruit of a man's mouth he eats good things, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.
3. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life, but whoever opens his lips wide brings ruin on himself.
4. The sluggard's appetite craves but gains nothing, while the diligent's will be satisfied.
5. A righteous person hates falsehood, but a wicked person is detestable and ashamed.
6. Righteousness protects the upright's path, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7. Some pass themselves off as rich, yet have nothing at all; some pass themselves off as poor, yet have great wealth.
8. A man's riches ransom his life, but a poor man hears no rebuke.
9. The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
10. Only pride brings strife, but wisdom is with those who take counsel.
11. Riches from vanity diminish, but he who gathers by hand increases.
12. Hope deferred sickens the heart, but desire arriving is a tree of life.
13. Whoever despises instruction will be ruined by it, but he who fears a commandment will be rewarded.
14. The instruction of the wise is a wellspring of life, to avoid the traps of death.
15. Good discretion grants favor, but the way of the treacherous is hard.
16. Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool spreads folly.
17. A wicked messenger falls into affliction, but a faithful envoy is healing.
18. Poverty and disgrace befall whoever scorns discipline, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
19. Fulfilled desire delights the soul, but fools abhor turning from evil.
20. Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
21. Adversity pursues sinners, but prosperity repays the righteous.
22. A good man bequeaths a heritage to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is treasured for the righteous.
23. Abundant food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that swept away without justice.
24. Whoever withholds his rod hates his son, but whoever loves him disciplines him diligently.
25. The righteous eats to satisfy his soul, but the belly of the wicked lacks.

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 12](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/12.md)
[Proverbs 14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/14.md)

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