Proverbs 13:1-25 VOICE

[1] A wise child is attentive to his parents' instruction, but the mocker is deaf to correction. [2] A person eats well when he speaks wisely, but the treacherous crave violence. [3] Those who guard their speech insure they will take another breath, but those who talk without thinking guarantee their demise. [4] Slackers crave but have their fill of nothing, but the hardworking desire and are completely satisfied. [5] The right-living will not tolerate any lie, but wrongdoers come to shame and embarrassment. [6] Doing right keeps the innocent on the path of life, but doing wrong is the downfall of the wicked. [7] One pretends he is wealthy but has nothing, while another seems to be poor but has great wealth. [8] The rich are targeted and must ransom their lives, but no one bothers to threaten the poor. [9] The light of the right-living brings joy as it burns brightly; the lamp of a wrongdoer will be snuffed out. [10] Arrogance only produces arguments, but wisdom accompanies those well advised. [11] Money earned hastily is easily lost, but hard-earned money continues to grow. [12] Hope postponed grieves the heart; but when a dream comes true, life is full and sweet. [13] The one who hates good counsel will reap failure and ruin, but the one who reveres God's instruction will be rewarded. [14] Wise instruction is a spring yielding a satisfied life; those who follow it avoid the traps that lead to death. [15] Good sense brings blessing, but the road of the treacherous is long and rough. [16] A clever person acquires knowledge and then acts on it; but a fool advertises his folly for all to see. [17] An untrustworthy messenger stirs up trouble, but a faithful emissary is curative balm. [18] A person who turns from correction faces poverty and shame, but one who regards constructive criticism is well respected. [19] A dream fulfilled is the sweetness of life, but abandoning evil is repulsive to fools. [20] One who walks with the wise becomes wise, but whoever keeps company with fools only hurts himself. [21] Trouble eagerly pursues the sinner, but success rewards the right-living. [22] A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of the sinner is eventually passed on to the right-living. [23] Though the fields of the poor yield a bumper crop in a land without justice, it is stolen out from under them. [24] Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children, but those who are quick to correct them show true love. [25] Those who do right have plenty to eat, while those who do wrong go hungry.