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Proverbs 12

## The Proverbs

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| # Chapter 13
#### 1 | A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
#### 2 | A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.
#### 3 | He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
#### 4 | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
#### 5 | A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
#### 6 | Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
#### 7 | There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
#### 8 | The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
#### 9 | The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
#### 10 | By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
#### 11 | Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
#### 12 | Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
#### 13 | Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
#### 14 | The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
#### 15 | Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.
#### 16 | Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.
#### 17 | A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.
#### 18 | Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
#### 19 | The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
#### 20 | Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
#### 21 | Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
#### 22 | A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
#### 23 | Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
#### 24 | He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
#### 25 | The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

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