Proverbs 14:22-24

New Living Translation

²²If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.

²³Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!

²⁴Wealth is a crown for the wise;
the effort of fools yields only foolishness.

Proverbs 14:22-24

New International Version

²²Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(A)
But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

²³All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.

²⁴The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.^(B)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)