Proverbs 10:20-22

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁰Words from good people are like pure silver, but thoughts from the wicked are worthless.

²¹Good people say things that help others, but the wicked die from a lack of understanding.

²²It is the Lord’s blessing that brings wealth, and no hard work can add to it.^[a]

Proverbs 10:22 Or “A blessing from the Lord will bring you true wealth—wealth without troubles.”

Proverbs 10:20-22

New International Version

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.^(A)

²²The blessing of the Lord^(B) brings wealth,^(C)
without painful toil for it.^(D)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)