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Proverbs 13:1–6 – Discipline, Speech, and Protection

What happens: A wise son heeds a father’s instruction; a scoffer ignores rebuke. Good fruit comes from wise words, but violence traps the treacherous. Guarding one’s mouth preserves life. The sluggard craves but gets nothing; the diligent are enriched. Righteousness guards the blameless; wickedness overthrows sinners.

What it means: God uses loving correction to form wisdom. Speech reveals the heart and sets our path. Diligence respects God’s order, while laziness despises it. God protects those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 13:7–12 – Wealth, Pride, and Hope Deferred

What happens: Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing; others seem poor yet have great wealth. Wealth can ransom a life, yet the poor avoid threats. Light for the righteous grows, but the lamp of the wicked goes out. Pride breeds strife; wisdom comes with counsel. Quick wealth dwindles; steady gathering increases. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

What it means: God looks past appearances and measures with truth. Pride divides, but wisdom seeks guidance. Patient stewardship reflects trust in God’s timing. God revives hearts by granting good desires in season.

Proverbs 13:13–19 – Receive the Word, Choose Life

What happens: Despising the word leads to ruin; fearing the command brings reward. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life. Good sense wins favor; the treacherous walk a hard road. The wise act with knowledge; fools flaunt folly. Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but honor to those who accept reproof. Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools hate turning from evil.

What it means: God’s commands are life-giving because He is good. Teachability opens the way to honor under God’s care. Folly fights repentance, but wisdom embraces it. God’s path, though sometimes hard, leads to joy.

Proverbs 13:20–25 – Companions, Legacy, and Provision

What happens: Walk with the wise and become wise; a companion of fools suffers harm. Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded. A good man leaves an inheritance to children’s children. The poor’s field can yield much, but injustice sweeps it away. Discipline shows love; neglect harms a child. The righteous eat to satisfaction, but the wicked lack.

What it means: God shapes us through the company we keep. Justice and generosity reflect His heart and secure long good. Loving discipline mirrors God’s fatherly care. God provides for the upright as they walk in His ways.

Application

  • Guard your words and choose friends who fear the Lord.
  • Practice patient, steady work rather than chasing quick gain.
  • Receive correction and train your children in love and truth.

Bible

1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

8The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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