Proverbs 14:31-33

New Century Version

³¹Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

³²The wicked are ruined by their own evil,
but those who do right are protected even in death.

³³Wisdom lives in those with understanding,
and even fools recognize it.

Proverbs 14:31-33

New International Version

³¹Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,^(A)
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.^(B)

³²When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,^(C)
but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.^(D)

³³Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning^(E)
and even among fools she lets herself be known.^[a]

Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

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