Proverbs 21:6-11

New International Version

⁶ A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.^[a](A)

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drag them away,^(B)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious,^(C)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹ Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.^(D)

¹⁰ The wicked crave evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

¹¹ When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
    by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.^(E)