Proverbs 19:8-10

Easy-to-Read Version

⁸Be a friend to yourself; do all you can to be wise. Try hard to understand, and you will be rewarded.

⁹A witness who lies will be punished. That liar will be destroyed.

¹⁰A fool should not be rich, and a slave should not rule over princes.

Proverbs 19:8-10

New International Version

⁸The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.^(A)

⁹A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.^(B)

¹⁰It is not fitting for a fool^(C) to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!^(D)

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