Proverbs 19:14-16

International Children’s Bible

¹⁴Houses and wealth are inherited from parents.
But a wise wife is a gift from the Lord.

¹⁵Lazy people sleep a lot.
Idle people will go hungry.

¹⁶Whoever obeys the commands protects his life.
Whoever is careless in what he does will die.

Proverbs 19:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(A)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(B)

¹⁵Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.^(C)

¹⁶Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(D)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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