Proverbs 14:18-20

International Children’s Bible

¹⁸Foolish people get nothing for their work but more foolishness.
But wise people are rewarded with knowledge.

¹⁹Evil people will have to bow down to good people.
The wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.

²⁰The poor are rejected, even by their neighbors.
But rich people have many friends.

Proverbs 14:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.^(A)

²⁰The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.^(B)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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