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Text -- Proverbs 13:1-7 (NET)
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13:1 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline , but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke .
13:2 From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence .
13:3 The one who guards his words guards his life , but whoever is talkative will come to ruin .
13:4 The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing , but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied .
13:5 The righteous person hates anything false , but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace .
13:6 Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity , but wickedness overthrows the sinner .
13:7 There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing ; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth .
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NET Notes: Pro 13:1 The “scoffer” is the worst kind of fool. He has no respect for authority, reviles worship of God, and is unteachable because he thinks he ...
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NET Notes: Pro 13:2 The LXX reads “the souls of the wicked perish untimely.” The MT makes sense as it stands.
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NET Notes: Pro 13:3 Tight control over what one says prevents trouble (e.g., Prov 10:10; 17:28; Jas 3:1-12; Sir 28:25). Amenemope advises to “sleep a night before s...
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NET Notes: Pro 13:5 Heb “acts shamefully and disgracefully.” The verb בָּאַשׁ (ba’ash) literally means “...
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NET Notes: Pro 13:6 Righteousness and wickedness are personified in this proverb to make the point of security and insecurity for the two courses of life.
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