Proverbs 13:2-4

Good News Translation

²Good people will be rewarded for what they say, but those who are deceitful are hungry for violence.

³^(A)Be careful what you say and protect your life. A careless talker destroys himself.

⁴No matter how much a lazy person may want something, he will never get it. A hard worker will get everything he wants.

Proverbs 13:2-4

New International Version

²From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,^(A)
but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

³Those who guard their lips^(B) preserve their lives,^(C)
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.^(D)

⁴A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,^(E)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)