Proverbs 14:31-33

Good News Translation

³¹If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.

³²Wicked people bring about their own downfall by their evil deeds, but good people are protected by their integrity.^[a]

³³Wisdom is in every thought of intelligent people; fools know nothing^[b] about wisdom.

Proverbs 14:31-33

New International Version

³¹Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,^(A)
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.^(B)

³²When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,^(C)
but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.^(D)

³³Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning^(E)
and even among fools she lets herself be known.^[a]

Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)