Proverbs 14:31-33

Good News Translation

³¹ If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.

³² Wicked people bring about their own downfall by their evil deeds, but good people are protected by their integrity.^[a]

³³ Wisdom is in every thought of intelligent people; fools know nothing^[b] about wisdom.