Proverbs 13

Question 1

Proverbs 13:1

Answer 1

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Question 2

Proverbs 13:3

Answer 2

The one who guards his mouth keeps his soul;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Question 3

Proverbs 13:5

Answer 3

A righteous man hates a lying word,
But a wicked man acts odiously and is humiliated.

Question 4

Proverbs 13:7

Answer 4

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

Question 5

Proverbs 13:11

Answer 5

Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers with his hand abounds.

Question 6

Proverbs 13:12

Answer 6

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Question 7

Proverbs 13:13

Answer 7

The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

Question 8

Proverbs 13:14

Answer 8

The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn aside from the snares of death.

Question 9

Proverbs 13:15

Answer 9

Good insight gives grace,
But the way of the treacherous is unrelenting.

Question 10

Proverbs 13:20

Answer 10

He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend of fools will suffer harm.

Question 11

Proverbs 13:21

Answer 11

Evil pursues sinners,
But the righteous are repaid with good.

Question 12

Proverbs 13:22

Answer 12

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Question 13

Proverbs 13:24

Answer 13

He who holds back his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Question 14

Proverbs 13:25

Answer 14

The righteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,
But the stomach of the wicked lacks.