Proverbs 13:15-17

International Children’s Bible

¹⁵People with good understanding will be liked.
But the lives of those who are not trustworthy are hard.

¹⁶Every wise person acts with good sense.
But a foolish person shows how foolish he is.

¹⁷A wicked messenger brings nothing but trouble.
But a trustworthy one makes everything right.

Proverbs 13:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.^[a]

¹⁶All who are prudent act with^[b] knowledge,
but fools expose^(A) their folly.^(B)

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,^(C)
but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.^(D)

Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

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