Proverbs 13:12-16 Modern English Version (MEV)

12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

13. Whoever despises the word will be destroyed,but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

14. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,to depart from the snares of death.

15. Good understanding gives favor,but the way of transgressors is hard.

16. Every prudent man deals with knowledge,but a fool lays open his folly.

Proverbs 13