Proverbs 22:14-16
Contemporary English Version
14 The words of a bad woman
are like a deep pit;
if you make the Lord angry,
you will fall right in.
15 All children are foolish,
but firm correction
will make them change.
16 Cheat the poor to make profit
or give gifts to the rich—
either way you lose.
Proverbs 22:14-16
New International Version
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;(A)
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.(B)
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(C)
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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