Proverbs 13:1-7

New Living Translation

13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;^[a]
    a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

² Wise words will win you a good meal,
    but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

³ Those who control their tongue will have a long life;
    opening your mouth can ruin everything.

⁴ Lazy people want much but get little,
    but those who work hard will prosper.

⁵ The godly hate lies;
    the wicked cause shame and disgrace.

⁶ Godliness guards the path of the blameless,
    but the evil are misled by sin.

⁷ Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
    others who are rich pretend to be poor.