Proverbs 14:27-29

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁷Respect for the Lord gives true life and will save you from death’s trap.

²⁸Kings of large nations have great honor. Rulers without a country have nothing.

²⁹A patient person is very smart. A quick-tempered person makes stupid mistakes.

Proverbs 14:27-29

New International Version

²⁷The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,^(A)
turning a person from the snares of death.^(B)

²⁸A large population is a king’s glory,
but without subjects a prince is ruined.^(C)

²⁹Whoever is patient has great understanding,^(D)
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.^(E)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)