Proverbs 14:17-19

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.^(A)

¹⁸The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹The evil bow before those who are good,
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷A quick-tempered person^(A) does foolish things,^(B)
and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.^(C)

¹⁸The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.^(D)

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)