Proverbs 12:25-27

The Voice

²⁵ The weight of worry drags us down,
    but a good word lightens our day.
²⁶ Those who live right are good guides to those who follow,^[a]
    but wrongdoers will steer their friends down the wrong path.
²⁷ Slackers don’t take time to cook their food,^[b]
    but hard workers prize everything they have.