Proverbs 14:22-27

New International Version

²² Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(A)
    But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

²³ All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.

²⁴ The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.^(B)

²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.^(C)

²⁶ Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,^(D)
    and for their children it will be a refuge.^(E)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,^(F)
    turning a person from the snares of death.^(G)