Proverbs 12:25-27

New International Reader's Version

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

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

²⁷Lazy people do not even cook what they catch.
But those who work hard eat their fill of what is hunted.

Proverbs 12:25-27

New International Version

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

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

²⁷The lazy do not roast^[a] any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

New International Version (NIV)