Proverbs 13:1-8

The Message

² The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation;
    bullies push and shove their way through life.

³ Careful words make for a careful life;
    careless talk may ruin everything.

⁴ Indolence wants it all and gets nothing;
    the energetic have something to show for their lives.

⁵ A good person hates false talk;
    a bad person wallows in gibberish.

⁶ A God-loyal life keeps you on track;
    sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.

⁷ A pretentious, showy life is an empty life;
    a plain and simple life is a full life.

⁸ The rich can be sued for everything they have,
    but the poor are free of such threats.