Proverbs 10:14-16

New Century Version

¹⁴The wise don’t tell everything they know,
but the foolish talk too much and are ruined.

¹⁵Having lots of money protects the rich,
but having no money destroys the poor.

¹⁶Good people are rewarded with life,
but evil people are paid with punishment.

Proverbs 10:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴The wise store up knowledge,^(A)
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.^(B)

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,^(C)
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.^(D)

¹⁶The wages of the righteous is life,^(E)
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.^(F)

New Century Version (NCV)

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