Proverbs 19:1-3

New International Reader's Version

19 It is better to be poor and to live without blame
than to be foolish and to twist words around.

²Getting excited about something without knowledge isn’t good.
It’s even worse to be in a hurry and miss the way.

³A person’s own foolish acts destroy their life.
But their heart is angry with the Lord.

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)

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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