A wise son heareth his father's {Or, correction}instruction;
But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
A man shall eat good {Or, from}by the fruit of his mouth;
But {Or, the desire of the treacherous is for violence}the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life;
But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
A righteous man hateth lying;
But a wicked man {Or, causeth shame and bringeth reproach}is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Righteousness guardeth {Hebrew: uprightness of way.}him that is upright in the way;
But wickedness overthroweth {Hebrew: sin.}the sinner.
There is that {Or, feigneth}maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing:
There is that {Or, feigneth}maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
The ransom of a man's life is his riches;
But the poor heareth no {Or, rebuke}threatening.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth;
But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
By pride cometh only contention;
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth {Hebrew: with the hand.}by labor shall have increase.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick;
But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Whoso despiseth the word {Or, maketh himself a debtor thereto}bringeth destruction on himself;
But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
The {Or, teaching}law of the wise is a fountain of life,
That one may depart from the snares of death.
Good understanding {Or, getteth}giveth favor;
But the way of the transgressor is hard.
Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;
But a fool flaunteth his folly.
A wicked messenger falleth into evil;
But a faithful ambassador is health.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth {Or, instruction}correction;
But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
{According to another reading, He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.}Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;
But the companion of fools shall {Hebrew: be broken.}smart for it.
Evil pursueth sinners;
But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Much food is in the {Or, tilled land}tillage of the poor;
But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son;
But he that loveth him chasteneth him {Or, diligently}betimes.
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;
But the belly of the wicked shall want.
Querverweise zu Sprüche 13,24 Spr 13,24
For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth;Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
But he that {Or, misseth me}sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:All they that hate me love death.
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope;And set not thy heart on {Hebrew: causing him to die.}his destruction.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Withhold not correction from the child;For {Or, though}if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod,And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
The rod and reproof give wisdom;But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
{Or, Endure unto chastening}It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?
But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.