Proverbs 10:14-16

The Message

¹⁴The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure;
know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their security;
the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.

¹⁶The wage of a good person is exuberant life;
an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.

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)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)