Proverbs 13:13-25

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¹³Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,^(A)
but whoever respects^(B) a command is rewarded.^(C)

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,^(D)
turning a person from the snares of death.^(E)

¹⁵Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.^[a]

¹⁶All who are prudent act with^[b] knowledge,
but fools expose^(F) their folly.^(G)

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,^(H)
but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.^(I)

¹⁸Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,^(J)
but whoever heeds correction is honored.^(K)

¹⁹A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,^(L)
but fools detest turning from evil.

²⁰Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.^(M)

²¹Trouble pursues the sinner,^(N)
but the righteous^(O) are rewarded with good things.^(P)

²²A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.^(Q)

²³An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.

²⁴Whoever spares the rod^(R) hates their children,
but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline^(S) them.^(T)

²⁵The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.^(U)

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Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

John 1:19-34

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John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

¹⁹Now this was John’s^(A) testimony when the Jewish leaders^[a]^(B) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. ²⁰He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”^(C)

²¹They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”^(D)

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”^(E)

He answered, “No.”

²²Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,^(F) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”^[b]^(G)

²⁴Now the Pharisees who had been sent ²⁵questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

²⁶“I baptize with^[c] water,”^(H) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. ²⁷He is the one who comes after me,^(I) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”^(J)

²⁸This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan,^(K) where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus

²⁹The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,^(L) who takes away the sin of the world!^(M) ³⁰This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’^(N) ³¹I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

³²Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.^(O) ³³And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water^(P) told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’^(Q) ³⁴I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”^[d]^(R)

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Footnotes

John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.
John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)
John 1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God.