Proverbs 10:13-21

New International Version

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,^(A)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.^(B)

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,^(C)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.^(D)

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,^(E)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.^(F)

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life,^(G)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.^(H)

¹⁷ Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,^(I)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips^(J)
    and spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.^(K)

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.^(L)