Proverbs 14:20-22

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁰The poor have no friends, not even their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

²¹It is wrong to say bad things about your neighbors. Be kind to the poor, and you will be blessed.

²²Whoever works to do good will find love and loyalty. It is a mistake to work at doing evil.

Proverbs 14:20-22

New International Version

²⁰The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.^(A)

²¹It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(B)
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(C)

²²Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(D)
But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)