Good News Bible

Proverbs 29:5-8 Good News Bible (GNB)

5. If you flatter your friends, you set a trap for yourself.

6. Evil people are trapped in their own sins, while honest people are happy and free.

7. A good person knows the rights of the poor, but wicked people cannot understand such things.

8. People with no regard for others can throw whole cities into turmoil. Those who are wise keep things calm.