Proverbs 12:14-28

Proverbs 12:14-28 MSG

Well-spoken words bring satisfaction; well-done work has its own reward. Fools are headstrong and do what they like; wise people take advice. Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly; the prudent quietly shrug off insults. Truthful witness by a good person clears the air, but liars lay down a smoke screen of deceit. Rash language cuts and maims, but there is healing in the words of the wise. Truth lasts; lies are here today, gone tomorrow. Evil scheming distorts the schemer; peace-planning brings joy to the planner. No evil can overwhelm a good person, but the wicked have their hands full of it. God can’t stomach liars; he loves the company of those who keep their word. Prudent people don’t flaunt their knowledge; talkative fools broadcast their silliness. The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work. Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up. A good person survives misfortune, but a wicked life invites disaster. A lazy life is an empty life, but “early to rise” gets the job done. Good men and women travel right into life; sin’s detours take you straight to hell.

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Proverbs 12:14-28 - Well-spoken words bring satisfaction;
well-done work has its own reward.
Fools are headstrong and do what they like;
wise people take advice.
Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly;
the prudent quietly shrug off insults.
Truthful witness by a good person clears the air,
but liars lay down a smoke screen of deceit.
Rash language cuts and maims,
but there is healing in the words of the wise.
Truth lasts;
lies are here today, gone tomorrow.
Evil scheming distorts the schemer;
peace-planning brings joy to the planner.
No evil can overwhelm a good person,
but the wicked have their hands full of it.
God can’t stomach liars;
he loves the company of those who keep their word.
Prudent people don’t flaunt their knowledge;
talkative fools broadcast their silliness.
The diligent find freedom in their work;
the lazy are oppressed by work.
Worry weighs us down;
a cheerful word picks us up.
A good person survives misfortune,
but a wicked life invites disaster.
A lazy life is an empty life,
but “early to rise” gets the job done.
Good men and women travel right into life;
sin’s detours take you straight to hell.

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