New International Version

Proverbs 24:26-30 New International Version (NIV)

26. An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

27. Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

28. Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?

29. Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

30. I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;