The chapter praises the one who heeds instruction and guards his mouth, and warns that the companion of fools suffers harm. It observes that “hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life,” and commends the discipline that flows from love.
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Proverbs 13
discipline and hopeThe value of accepting instruction, guarding speech, and “hope deferred makes the heart sick.”
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