Proverbs 15:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸Hot tempers cause arguments, but patience brings peace.

¹⁹If you are lazy, you will meet difficulty everywhere, but if you are honest, you will have no trouble.

²⁰Wise children make their fathers happy. Only fools despise their mothers.

Proverbs 15:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(A)
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(B)

¹⁹The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,^(C)
but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰A wise son brings joy to his father,^(D)
but a foolish man despises his mother.

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)