Proverbs 11:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ A gracious woman is respected, but a woman without virtue is a disgrace.

Lazy people will never have money,^[a] but aggressive people will get rich.

¹⁷ You do yourself a favor when you are kind. If you are cruel, you only hurt yourself.

¹⁸ Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.