Daily Thread – Proverbs 13

But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴ The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.

¹⁵ Good understanding ^[a]gains favor,
But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
¹⁶ Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.

¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
But a faithful ambassador brings health.

¹⁸ Poverty and shame will come to him who ^[b]disdains correction,
But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

¹⁹ A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

²⁰ He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

²¹ Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

²³ Much food is in the ^[c]fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is ^[d]waste.

²⁴ He who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him ^[e]promptly.

²⁵ The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.