Proverbs 14:11-13

Good News Translation

¹¹A good person's house will still be standing after an evildoer's house has been destroyed.

¹²^(A)What you think is the right road may lead to death.

¹³Laughter may hide sadness. When happiness is gone, sorrow is always there.

Proverbs 14:11-13

New International Version

¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed,^(A)
but the tent of the upright will flourish.^(B)

¹²There is a way that appears to be right,^(C)
but in the end it leads to death.^(D)

¹³Even in laughter^(E) the heart may ache,
and rejoicing may end in grief.

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)