Proverbs 13:19-21

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁹People are happy when they get what they want. But stupid people want nothing but evil, and they refuse to change.

²⁰Be friends with those who are wise, and you will become wise. Choose fools to be your friends, and you will have trouble.

²¹Trouble chases sinners wherever they go, but good things happen to good people.

Proverbs 13:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,^(A)
but fools detest turning from evil.

²⁰Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.^(B)

²¹Trouble pursues the sinner,^(C)
but the righteous^(D) are rewarded with good things.^(E)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)