Proverbs 14:1-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

14 The wise woman^[a] builds her house,
    but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
² Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but one who is devious in conduct despises him.
³ The talk of fools is a rod for their backs,^[b]
    but the lips of the wise preserve them.