Proverbs 13 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

Wise Friends Make You Wise

1Children with good sense

accept correction

from their parents,

but stubborn children

ignore it completely.

2You will be well rewarded

for saying something kind,

but all some people think about

is how to be cruel and mean.

3 gained

will disappear bit by bit;

money earned little by little

will grow and grow.

12Not getting what you want

can break your heart,

but a wish that comes true

is a life-giving tree.

13If you reject God's teaching,

you will pay the price;

if you obey his commands,

you will be rewarded.

14Sensible instruction

is a life-giving fountain

that helps you escape

all deadly traps.

15Sound judgment is praised,

but people without good sense

are on the way to disaster.

16If you have good sense,

you will act sensibly,

but fools act like fools.

17Whoever delivers your message

can make things better

or worse for you.

18All who refuse correction

will be poor and disgraced;

all who accept correction

will be praised.

19It's a good feeling

to get what you want,

but only a stupid fool

hates to turn from evil.

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24If you love your children,

you will correct them;

if you don't love them,

you won't correct them.

25If you live right,

you will have plenty to eat;

if you don't live right,

you will go away empty.