Proverbs 12:24-26

21st Century King James Version

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall exercise rule, but the slothful shall be under tribute.

²⁵ Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop, but a good word maketh it glad.

²⁶ The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduceth them.