Proverbs 13:1 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.”

Proverbs 13:1

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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

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

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

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Proverbs 13:2

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

Proverbs 13:3

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

Proverbs 13:4

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

Proverbs 13:5

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

Proverbs 13:6

"Righteousness keepeth {him that is} upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. {the sinner: Heb. sin}"

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