Proverbs 13:1 says, A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.  I believe this would refer to a righteous, or Godly, father.  We should always obey our father, unless he is leading us away from God, as too many fathers do.  Some children will scorn a father's attempts to lead them to follow God's direction in their lives.  Verse two states, A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.  When we follow Christ, we can eat and live at peace in our soul.  Those who do not follow Christ can never have this inner peace.  Verse three advises, He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.  I believe that this tells us that we should have control of the things we say.  We should never speak in anger or to cause harm to another person, but should always speak in a way that brings honor to God.  Verse four states, The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.  We could interpret this from a material understanding, but I believe that it more accurately refers to a spiritual one.  The spiritual sluggard will always be desiring something that they do not have, but those that have accepted salvation through Christ will be spiritually filled.  Verse five says, A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.  Not only should we as followers of Christ not lie, but we should hate lying itself.  Too often today we don't want to call a lie a lie, and we are willing to believe someone who lies, even when there is abundant evidence to show that they are lying.  Verse six proclaims, Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.  As followers of Christ, we have a responsibility to help others stay on the path of righteousness.  If they start to go the wrong way, we are to lead them back.  Sinners will always attempt to lead people away from God.  Verse seven says, There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.  This is speaking of earthly riches.  Some people are materially rich, but they have nothing spiritually.  Followers of Christ may have very little materially, but they are spiritually rich.  Too often, even as followers of Christ, we chase after the material instead of the spiritual.  Verse eight says, The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.  Often, those who are rich find themselves a target of those who are jealous of their riches, at times literally having to pay a ransom for their lives.  The poor are generally left alone in this aspect.  I believe that we can also say that often a person allows riches to be more important than God, thereby becoming a ransom for, or a giving up of, their everlasting relationship with God.  Verse nine proclaims, The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.  The light of the righteous is their relationship to Christ, and we can rejoice in the fact that it will never be put out.  For those who reject Christ, their lamp is their own righteousness, which will never last.  Verse ten states, Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.  I believe that this means self pride.  When one person feels superior to another, for whatever reason, that person tends to allow pride to cause him or her to feel that their opinion is correct.  This will often cause contention.  If a person, rich or poor, is willing to listen to the advise of others, then that person will act in wisdom.  Of course, the truly well advised will listen to the word of God.  Verse eleven states, Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.  I believe that this is telling us that we should come by our wealth honestly.  Of course, at the return of Christ, anything gained outside of the will of God will diminish to nothing.  Verse twelve declares, Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.  If we never see our hopes fulfilled, we become sick in our heart, or soul.  If we see Christianity as a way to earthly riches and put our hope in gaining them, we will most often be disappointed.  When we desire first to follow God, then we find the tree of life, that everlasting relationship with Christ.