Proverbs 13:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³Those who guard what they say guard their lives.
But those who speak without thinking will be destroyed.

⁴People who refuse to work want things and get nothing.
But the desires of people who work hard are completely satisfied.

⁵Those who do right hate what is false.
But those who do wrong stink and bring shame on themselves.

Proverbs 13:3-5

New International Version

³Those who guard their lips^(A) preserve their lives,^(B)
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.^(C)

⁴A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,^(D)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

⁵The righteous hate what is false,^(E)
but the wicked make themselves a stench
and bring shame on themselves.

³He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

⁴The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

⁵A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

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