Proverbs 13:1-25 CEV

[1] Children with good sense accept correction from their parents, but stubborn children ignore it completely. [2] You will be well rewarded for saying something kind, but all some people think about is how to be cruel and mean. [3] Keep what you know to yourself, and you will be safe; talk too much, and you are done for. [4] No matter how much you want, laziness won't help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough. [5] A good person hates deceit, but those who are evil cause shame and disgrace. [6] Live right, and you are safe! But sin will destroy you. [7] Some who have nothing may pretend to be rich, and some who have everything may pretend to be poor. [8] The rich may have to pay a ransom, but the poor don't have that problem. [9] The lamp of a good person keeps on shining; the lamp of an evil person soon goes out. [10] Too much pride causes trouble. Be sensible and take advice. [11] Money wrongly gotten will disappear bit by bit; money earned little by little will grow and grow. [12] Not getting what you want can make you feel sick, but a wish that comes true is a life-giving tree. [13] If you reject God's teaching, you will pay the price; if you obey his commands, you will be rewarded. [14] Sensible instruction is a life-giving fountain that helps you escape all deadly traps. [15] Sound judgment is praised, but people without good sense are on the way to disaster. [16] If you have good sense, you will act sensibly, but fools act like fools. [17] Whoever delivers your message can make things better or worse for you. [18] All who refuse correction will be poor and disgraced; all who accept correction will be praised. [19] It's a good feeling to get what you want, but only a stupid fool hates to turn from evil. [20] Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools. [21] You are in for trouble if you sin, but you will be rewarded if you live right. [22] If you obey God, you will have something to leave your grandchildren. If you don't obey God, those who live right will get what you leave. [23] Even when the land of the poor produces good crops, they get cheated out of what they grow. [24] If you love your children, you will correct them; if you don't love them, you won't correct them. [25] If you live right, you will have plenty to eat; if you don't live right, you will go away empty.