Proverbs 14:21-23

Easy-to-Read Version

²¹It is wrong to say bad things about your neighbors. Be kind to the poor, and you will be blessed.

²²Whoever works to do good will find love and loyalty. It is a mistake to work at doing evil.

²³If you work hard, you will have plenty. If you do nothing but talk, you will not have enough.

Proverbs 14:21-23

New International Version

²¹It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(A)
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(B)

²²Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(C)
But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

²³All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)