Proverbs 12:8-9

New International Version

⁸A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped^(A) mind is despised.

⁹Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

Proverbs 12:8-9

New King James Version

⁸A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
^(A)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

⁹^(B)Better is the one who is ^[a]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

²³The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,^(A)
but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.^(B)

²³^(A)A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

New International Version (NIV)