Prv 13:1-4

1A wise son loves correction,

but the scoffer heeds no rebuke.^*

2From the fruit of the mouth one enjoys good things,^a

but from the throat of the treacherous comes violence.^*

3Those who guard their mouths preserve themselves;^*

those who open wide their lips bring ruin.^b

4The appetite of the sluggard craves but has nothing,

but the appetite of the diligent is amply satisfied.