Proverbs 13:12-19
New King James Version
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But (A)when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
13 He who (B)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
14 (C)The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from (D)the snares of death.
15 Good understanding [a]gains (E)favor,
But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
16 (F)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
But (G)a faithful ambassador brings health.
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who [b]disdains correction,
But (H)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 gives
- Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores
משלי 13:12-19
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
12 תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃
13 בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל ל֑וֹ וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
14 תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃
15 שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃
16 כָּל־עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת וּ֝כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃
17 מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
18 רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃
19 תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶּעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃
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Proverbs 13:12-19
New American Standard Bible
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire [a]fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 One who (A)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.
14 The [b]teaching of the wise is a (C)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the (D)snares of death.
15 (E)Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is [c]their own disaster.
16 Every (F)prudent person acts with knowledge,
But a fool [d]displays foolishness.
17 A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
But (G)a faithful messenger brings healing.
18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (H)neglects [e]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:12 Lit coming
- Proverbs 13:14 Or law
- Proverbs 13:15 Cf. LXX in destruction; MT constant
- Proverbs 13:16 Lit spreads out
- Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction
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