Proverbs 13

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

13 A ^(A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^(B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
²From the fruit of a person’s mouth he ^[a]^(C)enjoys good,
But the ^[b]desire of the treacherous is ^(D)violence.
³One who ^(E)guards his mouth protects his life;
One who ^(F)opens wide his lips ^[c]comes to ruin.
⁴The soul of the ^[d]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made ^[e]prosperous.
⁵A righteous person ^(G)hates a false statement,
But a wicked person ^[f]^(H)acts disgustingly and shamefully.
⁶Righteousness ^(I)guards the ^[g]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness brings the ^[h]sinner to ruin.
⁷There is one who ^(J)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be ^(K)poor, but has great wealth.
⁸The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
⁹The ^(L)light of the righteous ^[i]rejoices,
But the ^(M)lamp of the wicked goes out.
¹⁰Through overconfidence ^[j]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
¹¹Wealth obtained from ^[k]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers ^[l]by labor increases it.
¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire ^[m]fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³One who ^(N)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be ^(O)rewarded.
¹⁴The ^[n]teaching of the wise is a ^(P)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the ^(Q)snares of death.
¹⁵^(R)Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is ^[o]their own disaster.
¹⁶Every ^(S)prudent person acts with knowledge,
But a fool ^[p]displays foolishness.
¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
But ^(T)a faithful messenger brings healing.
¹⁸Poverty and shame will come to one who ^(U)neglects ^[q]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
¹⁹Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
²⁰^(V)One who walks with wise people will be wise,
But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
²¹^(W)Adversity pursues sinners,
But the ^(X)righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
²²A good person ^(Y)leaves an inheritance to his ^[r]grandchildren,
And the ^(Z)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
²³^(AA)Abundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor,
But ^[s]it is swept away by injustice.
²⁴He who ^(AB)withholds his ^[t]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him ^[u]^(AC)disciplines him diligently.
²⁵The ^(AD)righteous ^[v]has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the ^(AE)wicked is in need.

Footnotes

Proverbs 13:2 Lit eats
Proverbs 13:2 Lit soul
Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his
Proverbs 13:4 Lit idle
Proverbs 13:4 Lit fat
Proverbs 13:5 Lit causes a bad odor and causes shame
Proverbs 13:6 Lit blamelessness of way
Proverbs 13:6 Lit sin
Proverbs 13:9 I.e., shines brightly
Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives
Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand
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
Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons
Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept
Proverbs 13:24 I.e., correction or discipline
Proverbs 13:24 Lit seeks him diligently with discipline
Proverbs 13:25 Lit eats to the satisfaction of his soul

Ephesians 6

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Children and Parents

6 ^(A)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ²^(B)Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), ³so that it may turn out well for you, and that you may live long on the earth.

⁴^(C)Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but ^(D)bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Slaves and Masters

⁵^(E)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your ^[a]masters according to the flesh, with ^(F)fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, ^(G)as to Christ; ⁶^(H)not ^[b]by way of ^[c]eye-service, as ^(I)people-pleasers, but as ^(J)slaves of Christ, ^(K)doing the will of God from the ^[d]heart. ⁷With goodwill ^[e]render service, ^(L)as to the Lord, and not to people, ⁸^(M)knowing that ^(N)whatever good thing each one does, he will receive this back from the Lord, ^(O)whether slave or free.

⁹And masters, do the same things to them, and ^(P)give up threatening, knowing that ^(Q)both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is ^(R)no partiality with Him.

The Armor of God

¹⁰Finally, ^(S)be strong in the Lord and in ^(T)the strength of His might. ¹¹^(U)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the ^(V)schemes of the devil. ¹²For our ^(W)struggle is not against ^[f]^(X)flesh and blood, but ^(Y)against the rulers, against the powers, against the ^(Z)world forces of this ^(AA)darkness, against the ^(AB)spiritual forces of wickedness in ^(AC)the heavenly places. ¹³Therefore, take up ^(AD)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to ^(AE)resist on ^(AF)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. ¹⁴Stand firm therefore, ^(AG)having belted your waist with truth, and having ^(AH)put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵and having ^(AI)strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶^[g]in addition to all, taking up the ^(AJ)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the ^(AK)flaming arrows of ^(AL)the evil one. ¹⁷And take ^(AM)the helmet of salvation and the ^(AN)sword of the Spirit, which is ^(AO)the word of God.

¹⁸^[h]With every ^(AP)prayer and request, ^[i]^(AQ)pray at all times ^(AR)in the Spirit, and with this in view, ^[j]^(AS)be alert with all ^(AT)perseverance and every ^(AU)request for all the ^[k]saints, ¹⁹and ^(AV)pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me ^(AW)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with ^(AX)boldness ^(AY)the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰for which I am an ^(AZ)ambassador ^(BA)in ^[l]chains; that ^[m]in proclaiming it I may speak ^(BB)boldly, ^(BC)as I ought to speak.

²¹^(BD)Now, so that you also may know about my circumstances as to ^[n]what I am doing, ^(BE)Tychicus, ^(BF)the beloved brother and faithful ^[o]servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you. ²²^[p]^(BG)I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know ^[q]about us, and that he may ^(BH)comfort your hearts.

²³^(BI)Peace be to the brothers and sisters, and ^(BJ)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ ^[r]with incorruptible love.