Proverbs 14:19-21

International Children’s Bible

¹⁹Evil people will have to bow down to good people.
The wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.

²⁰The poor are rejected, even by their neighbors.
But rich people have many friends.

²¹It is a sin to hate your neighbor.
But being kind to the needy brings happiness.

Proverbs 14:19-21

New International Version

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

²⁰The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.^(B)

²¹It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(C)
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(D)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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