Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Proverbs 10:13-19 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

13. Intelligent people speak words of wisdom, but fools must be punished before they learn their lesson.

14. Wise people are quiet and learn new things, but fools talk and bring trouble on themselves.

15. Wealth protects the rich, but poverty destroys the poor.

16. What good people do brings life, but wicked people produce only sin.

17. Those who accept correction show others how to live. Those who reject correction lead others the wrong way.

18. People sometimes lie to hide their hatred, but saying bad things about someone is even more foolish.

19. A person who talks too much gets into trouble. A wise person learns to be quiet.