Proverbs 12:24-26

New International Reader's Version

²⁴ Hands that work hard will rule.
    But people who are lazy will be forced to work.

²⁵ Worry makes the heart heavy.
    But a kind word cheers it up.

²⁶ Godly people are careful about the friends they choose.
    But the way of sinners leads them down the wrong path.