Proverbs 13:1-14

New King James Version

^2 (B)A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
^3 (C)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

^4 (D)The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

⁵ A righteous man hates lying,
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
^6 (E)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

^7 (F)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoices,
^(G)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

¹⁰ By pride comes nothing but ^(H)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

^11 (I)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But ^(J)when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

¹³ He who ^(K)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
^14 (L)The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from ^(M)the snares of death.