Proverbs 10:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 The lips of the just nourish many,
but fools die for want of sense.[a]
22 It is the Lord’s blessing that brings wealth,(A)
and no effort can substitute for it.[b]
23 Crime is the entertainment of the fool;
but wisdom is for the person of understanding.
Footnotes
- 10:21 The wise by their words maintain others in life whereas the foolish cannot keep themselves from sin that leads to premature death.
- 10:22 Human industry is futile without divine approval; cf. Ps 127:1–2; Mt 6:25–34.
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