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# Proverbs 13

Proverbs 13 is chapter 13 of 31 in the Book of Proverbs. Here are all 25 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

## Proverbs 13 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. A wise son is the doctrine of his father. But he who ridicules does not listen when he is reproved.
2. From the fruit of his own mouth, a man shall be satisfied with good things. But the soul of betrayers is iniquity.
3. Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.
4. The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.
5. The just shall detest a lying word. But the impious confound and will be confounded.
6. Justice guards the way of the innocent. But impiety undermines the sinner.
7. One is like the rich, though he has nothing. And another is like the poor, though he has many riches.
8. The redemption of a man’s life is his riches. But he who is poor cannot tolerate correction.
9. The light of the just enriches. But the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.
10. Among the arrogant, there are always conflicts. But those who do everything with counsel are ruled by wisdom.
11. Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.
12. Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life.
13. Whoever denounces something obligates himself for the future. But whoever fears a lesson shall turn away in peace. Deceitful souls wander into sins. The just are merciful and compassionate.
14. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, so that he may turn aside from the ruin of death.
15. Good doctrine bestows grace. In the way of the contemptuous, there is a chasm.
16. The discerning do everything with counsel. But whoever is senseless discloses his stupidity.
17. The messenger of the impious will fall into evil. But a faithful ambassador shall prosper.
18. Destitution and disgrace are for those who abandon discipline. But whoever agrees with a reproof shall be glorified.
19. The desired, when perfected, shall delight the soul. The foolish detest those who flee from evils.
20. Whoever keeps step with the wise shall be wise. A friend of the foolish will become like them.
21. Evil pursues sinners. And good things shall be distributed to the just.
22. The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.
23. Much nourishment is in the fallow land of the fathers. But for others, it is gathered without judgment.
24. He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.
25. The just eats and fills his soul. But the belly of the impious is never satisfied.

## Proverbs 13 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. Filius sapiens doctrina patris; qui autem illusor est non audit cum arguitur.
2. De fructu oris sui homo satiabitur bonis: anima autem prævaricatorum iniqua.
3. Qui custodit os suum custodit animam suam; qui autem inconsideratus est ad loquendum, sentiet mala.
4. Vult et non vult piger; anima autem operantium impinguabitur.
5. Verbum mendax justus detestabitur; impius autem confundit, et confundetur.
6. Justitia custodit innocentis viam, impietas autem peccatorem supplantat.
7. Est quasi dives, cum nihil habeat, et est quasi pauper, cum in multis divitiis sit.
8. Redemptio animæ viri divitiæ suæ; qui autem pauper est, increpationem non sustinet.
9. Lux justorum lætificat: lucerna autem impiorum extinguetur.
10. Inter superbos semper jurgia sunt; qui autem agunt omnia cum consilio, reguntur sapientia.
11. Substantia festinata minuetur; quæ autem paulatim colligitur manu, multiplicabitur.
12. Spes quæ differtur affligit animam; lignum vitæ desiderium veniens.
13. Qui detrahit alicui rei, ipse se in futurum obligat; qui autem timet præceptum, in pace versabitur. Animæ dolosæ errant in peccatis: justi autem misericordes sunt, et miserantur.
14. Lex sapientis fons vitæ, ut declinet a ruina mortis.
15. Doctrina bona dabit gratiam; in itinere contemptorum vorago.
16. Astutus omnia agit cum consilio; qui autem fatuus est aperit stultitiam.
17. Nuntius impii cadet in malum; legatus autem fidelis, sanitas.
18. Egestas et ignominia ei qui deserit disciplinam; qui autem acquiescit arguenti glorificabitur.
19. Desiderium si compleatur delectat animam; detestantur stulti eos qui fugiunt mala.
20. Qui cum sapientibus graditur sapiens erit; amicus stultorum similis efficietur.
21. Peccatores persequitur malum, et justis retribuentur bona.
22. Bonus reliquit hæredes filios et nepotes, et custoditur justo substantia peccatoris.
23. Multi cibi in novalibus patrum, et aliis congregantur absque judicio.
24. Qui parcit virgæ odit filium suum; qui autem diligit illum instanter erudit.
25. Justus comedit et replet animam suam; venter autem impiorum insaturabilis.

## Catechism of the Catholic Church

Paragraph numbers and the Catechism's own section headings (never quoted); text at vatican.va.
- CCC ¶ 2216: The Duties of Family Members ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).