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Proverbs 13

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1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. ✦ 2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence. ✦ 3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. ✦ 4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied. ✦ 5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace. ✦ 6Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner. ✦ 7One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. ✦ 8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat. ✦ 9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. ✦ 10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised. ✦ 11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied. ✦ 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. ✦ 13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded. ✦ 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. ✦ 15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult. ✦ 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly. ✦ 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. ✦ 18Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored. ✦ 19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools. ✦ 20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. ✦ 21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous. ✦ 22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous. ✦ 23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away. ✦ 24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently. ✦ 25A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty. ✦

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Wisdom personified, with God before creation and the agent of all things, anticipates Christ 'in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom' — the wisdom of God made flesh.

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