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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 13
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Proverbs 13:1
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A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(a)
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Proverbs 13:2
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From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,(b) but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
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Proverbs 13:3
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Those who guard their lips(c) preserve their lives,(d) but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(e)
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Proverbs 13:4
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A sluggard's appetite is never filled,(f) but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
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Proverbs 13:5
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The righteous hate what is false,(g) but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.
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Proverbs 13:6
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Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.(h)
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Proverbs 13:7
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One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(i) another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(j)
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Proverbs 13:8
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A person's riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(k)
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Proverbs 13:9
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The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.(l)
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Proverbs 13:10
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Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(m)
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Proverbs 13:11
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Dishonest money dwindles away,(n) but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
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Proverbs 13:12
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(o)
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Proverbs 13:13
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Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(p) but whoever respects(q) a command is rewarded.(r)
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Proverbs 13:14
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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,(s) turning a person from the snares of death.(t)
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Proverbs 13:15
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Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]
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Proverbs 13:16
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All who are prudent act with[b] knowledge, but fools expose(u) their folly.(v)
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Proverbs 13:17
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A wicked messenger falls into trouble,(w) but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.(x)
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Proverbs 13:18
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Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,(y) but whoever heeds correction is honored.(z)
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Proverbs 13:19
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A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,(aa) but fools detest turning from evil.
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Proverbs 13:20
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Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.(ab)
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Proverbs 13:21
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Trouble pursues the sinner,(ac) but the righteous(ad) are rewarded with good things.(ae)
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Proverbs 13:22
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A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.(af)
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Proverbs 13:23
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An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:24
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Whoever spares the rod(ag) hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline(ah) them.(ai)
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Proverbs 13:25
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The righteous eat to their hearts' content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.(aj)
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