Proverbs 13:2-4

EasyEnglish Bible

² If you say kind words, you will eat good things.
    But wicked people only want to be cruel.
³ Someone who thinks before he speaks will keep his life safe.
    But someone who talks too much will destroy himself.
⁴ A lazy person always wants to have more, but he will not get it.
    If a person works hard, he will have more than he needs.