Proverbs 14:2-4

Amplified Bible

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He who walks in uprightness [reverently] fears the Lord [and obeys and worships Him with profound respect],
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.
³ 
In the mouth of the [arrogant] ^[a]fool [who rejects God] is a rod for his back,
But the lips of the wise [when they speak with godly wisdom] will protect them.
⁴ 
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
But much revenue [because of good crops] comes by the strength of the ox.