Proverbs 13 - Matthew's Bible 1537

¹ A wyse sonne wyll receaue hys fathers warnynge, but he that is scornefull, wyl not heare when he is reproued.

² A good man shall enioye the fruite of hys mouth, but he that hath a froward mind shalbe spoyled.

³ He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so speaketh vnaduised findeth harme.

⁴ The slogarde woulde fayne haue, and can not get his dsyre: but the soule of the diligente shall haue plenty.

⁵ A ryghtuous man abhorreth lyes, but the vngodlye shameth both other and hym selfe.

⁶ Ryghtuousnesse kepeth the innocente in the waye, but vngodlynesse shal ouerthrow the sinner.

⁷ Some men are rych, thoughe they haue nothynge: againe some men are pore hauing greate ryches.

⁸ With goodes euery man deliuereth his lyfe, and the poore wyll not be reproued.

⁹ The lyght of the rightuous maketh ioyfull, but the candle of the vngodly shalbe put out.

¹⁰ Among the proud ther is euer strife, but amonge those that do all thynges wyth aduysemente, ther is wysdome.

¹¹ Hastely gotten goodes are sone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase

¹² Longe taryenge for a thing that is differed, greueth the hert: but when the desyre commeth, it is a tre of lyfe.

¹³ Who so despiseth the word destroyeth hym selfe: but he that feareth the commaundemente shal haue peace.

¹⁴ The law is a wel of life vnto the wise, that it may kepe him from the snares of death,

¹⁵ Good vnderstanding geueth fauour, but hard is the way of the despisers.

¹⁶ A wyse man doth al thinges with dyscrecyon, but a foole wyl declare his folly.

¹⁷ An vngodly messanger bryngeth myschyefe, but a faythfull embassytour is wholsome.

¹⁸ He that thynketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie & shame: but who so receaueth correction, shal come to honou

¹⁹ When a desyre, is brought to passe, it delyteth the soule: but fooles abhorre him that eschueth euell.

²⁰ He that goeth in the company of wyse men, shalbe wyse: but who so is a companyon of foles, shalbe hurte.

²¹ Mischefe foloweth vpon synners, but the ryghtuous shal haue a god reward.

²² Which their chylders chyldren shal haue in possession, for the riches of the synner is layed vp for the iuste.

²³ Ther is plentuousnesse of fode in the feldes of the pore, and shalbe increased out of measure.

²⁴ He that spareth the rod, hateth hys son: but who so loueth hym, holdeth hym euer in nurtoure.

²⁵ The ryghtuous eateth, and is satisfied, but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer ynough.