Proverbs 13:1-25 NCV

[1] Wise children take their parents' advice, but whoever makes fun of wisdom won't listen to correction. [2] People will be rewarded for what they say, but those who can't be trusted want only violence. [3] Those who are careful about what they say protect their lives, but whoever speaks without thinking will be ruined. [4] The lazy will not get what they want, but those who work hard will. [5] Good people hate what is false, but the wicked do shameful and disgraceful things. [6] Doing what is right protects the honest person, but doing evil ruins the sinner. [7] Some people pretend to be rich but really have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but really are wealthy. [8] The rich may have to pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor will face no such danger. [9] Good people can look forward to a bright future, but the future of the wicked is like a flame going out. [10] Pride only leads to arguments, but those who take advice are wise. [11] Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow. [12] It is sad not to get what you hoped for. But wishes that come true are like eating fruit from the tree of life. [13] Those who reject what they are taught will pay for it, but those who obey what they are told will be rewarded. [14] The teaching of a wise person gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death. [15] People with good understanding will be well liked, but the lives of those who are not trustworthy are hard. [16] Every wise person acts with good sense, but fools show how foolish they are. [17] A wicked messenger brings nothing but trouble, but a trustworthy one makes everything right. [18] A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced, but the one who accepts correction will be honored. [19] It is so good when wishes come true, but fools hate to stop doing evil. [20] Spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer. [21] Trouble always comes to sinners, but good people enjoy success. [22] Good people leave their wealth to their grandchildren, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for good people. [23] A poor person's field might produce plenty of food, but others often steal it away. [24] If you do not punish your children, you don't love them, but if you love your children, you will correct them. [25] Good people have enough to eat, but the wicked will go hungry.