Proverbs 29:19-27

New International Version

¹⁹ Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
    though they understand, they will not respond.

²⁰ Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.^(A)

²¹ A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

²² An angry person stirs up conflict,
    and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.^(B)

²³ Pride brings a person low,^(C)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.^(D)

²⁴ The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
    they are put under oath and dare not testify.^(E)

²⁵ Fear^(F) of man will prove to be a snare,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord^(G) is kept safe.^(H)

²⁶ Many seek an audience with a ruler,^(I)
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.^(J)

²⁷ The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.^(K)