Proverbs 11:8-10

Easy-to-Read Version

⁸ Good people escape from trouble, but the wicked come along and are trapped by it.

⁹ With their words hypocrites can destroy their neighbors. But with what they know, good people can escape.

¹⁰ When good people are successful, the whole city is happy, and they all shout with joy when evil people are destroyed.