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Proverbs 14:3-5
The Message
Proverbs 14:3-5
The Message
3 Frivolous talk provokes a derisive smile;
wise speech evokes nothing but respect.
4 No cattle, no crops;
a good harvest requires a strong ox for the plow.
5 A true witness never lies;
a false witness makes a business of it.
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
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