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14 Wise words bring many benefits,
    and hard work brings rewards.

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20 Wise words satisfy like a good meal;
    the right words bring satisfaction.

21 The tongue can bring death or life;
    those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

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10 Tell the godly that all will be well for them.
    They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
11 But the wicked are doomed,
    for they will get exactly what they deserve.

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Wise words will win you a good meal,
    but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

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You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
    I will praise you with songs of joy.

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23 Everyone enjoys a fitting reply;
    it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!

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In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.

And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,

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41 If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God,[a] you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. 42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

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Footnotes

  1. 10:41 Greek receive a prophet in the name of a prophet.

27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.

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26 He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward.

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For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished.

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