The Message

Proverbs 13:1-7 The Message (MSG)

1. Intelligent children listen to their parents;foolish children do their own thing.

2. The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation;bullies push and shove their way through life.

3. Careful words make for a careful life;careless talk may ruin everything.

4. Indolence wants it all and gets nothing;the energetic have something to show for their lives.

5. A good person hates false talk;a bad person wallows in gibberish.

6. A God-loyal life keeps you on track;sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.

7. A pretentious, showy life is an empty life;a plain and simple life is a full life.