Proverbs 19:1-3

Easy-to-Read Version

19 It is better to be poor and honest than to be a liar and a fool.

²Being excited about something is not enough. You must also know what you are doing. Don’t rush into something, or you might do it wrong.

³People ruin their lives with the foolish things they do, and then they blame the Lord for it.

Proverbs 19:1-3

New International Version

19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.^(A)

²Desire without knowledge is not good—
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!^(B)

³A person’s own folly^(C) leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the Lord.^(D)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)