Proverbs 12:24-26

International Children’s Bible

²⁴Hard workers will become leaders.
But those who are lazy will be slaves.

²⁵Worry makes a person feel as if he is carrying a heavy load.
But a kind word cheers up a person.

²⁶A good person takes advice from his friends.
But an evil person is easily led to do wrong.

Proverbs 12:24-26

New International Version

²⁴Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.^(A)

²⁵Anxiety weighs down the heart,^(B)
but a kind word cheers it up.

²⁶The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.^(C)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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