Proverbs 15:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶Righteous people keep their wealth, but the wicked lose theirs when hard times come.

⁷Knowledge is spread by people who are wise, not by fools.

⁸The Lord is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.

Proverbs 15:6-8

New International Version

⁶The house of the righteous contains great treasure,^(A)
but the income of the wicked brings ruin.^(B)

⁷The lips of the wise spread knowledge,^(C)
but the hearts of fools are not upright.

⁸The Lord detests the sacrifice^(D) of the wicked,^(E)
but the prayer of the upright pleases him.^(F)

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)