Proverbs 13

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1A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherousshall eatviolence.

3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

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