Proverbs 10:20-22

Good News Translation

²⁰A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.

²¹A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.

²²It is the Lord's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.^[a]

Proverbs 10:22 Hard work … richer; or And the Lord does not add sorrow to your wealth.

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)

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)