Proverbs 29:10-12

The Message

¹⁰Murderers hate honest people;
moral folks encourage them.

¹¹A fool lets it all hang out;
a sage quietly mulls it over.

¹²When a leader listens to malicious gossip,
all the workers get infected with evil.

Proverbs 29:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
and seek to kill the upright.^(A)

¹¹Fools give full vent to their rage,^(B)
but the wise bring calm in the end.^(C)

¹²If a ruler^(D) listens to lies,
all his officials become wicked.^(E)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)