New American Standard Bible

Proverbs 22:10-15 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

10. Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

11. He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

13. The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

14. The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it.

15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.