Proverbs 12:6-10

New International Version

⁶The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(A)

⁷The wicked are overthrown and are no more,^(B)
but the house of the righteous stands firm.^(C)

⁸A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped^(D) mind is despised.

⁹Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

¹⁰The righteous care for the needs of their animals,^(E)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:6-10

King James Version

⁶The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

⁷The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

⁸A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

⁹He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

New International Version (NIV)