Proverbs 15:19-21

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁹For lazy people, life is a path overgrown with thorns and thistles. For those who do what is right, it is a smooth highway.

²⁰Wise children make their parents happy. Foolish children bring them shame.

²¹Doing foolish things makes a fool happy, but a wise person is careful to do what is right.

Proverbs 15:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,^(A)
but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰A wise son brings joy to his father,^(B)
but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,^(C)
but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)