Proverbs

Offers wisdom and advice on how to live a good and meaningful life.

Chapter 13

KJV: A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Geneva: A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

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

Geneva: A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

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

Geneva: Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shal be to him.

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

Geneva: The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

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

Geneva: A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.

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

Geneva: Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

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

Geneva: There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

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

Geneva: A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.

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

Geneva: The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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

Geneva: Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.

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

Geneva: The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

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

Geneva: The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.

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

Geneva: He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commaundement he shalbe rewarded.

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

Geneva: The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

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

Geneva: Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

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

Geneva: Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

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

Geneva: A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.

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

Geneva: Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

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

Geneva: A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.

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

Geneva: He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.

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

Geneva: Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.

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

Geneva: The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.

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

Geneva: Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

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

Geneva: He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.

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

Geneva: The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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