Proverbs 21:12-16

Tree of Life Version

¹² The righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
throwing the wicked down to their ruin.

¹³ Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
will also cry out but not be answered.

¹⁴ A gift in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe given secretly, fierce rage.

¹⁵ Doing justice brings joy to the righteous,
and terror to those who do evil.

¹⁶ Whoever strays from the path of wisdom
ends up in the congregation of the dead.