Good News Bible

Proverbs 21:22-26 Good News Bible (GNB)

22. A shrewd general can take a city defended by strong men, and destroy the walls they relied on.

23. If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.

24. Show me a conceited person and I will show you someone who is arrogant, proud, and inconsiderate.

25. Lazy people who refuse to work are only killing themselves;

26. all they do is think about what they would like to have. The righteous, however, can give, and give generously.