Proverbs 22:3-5

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

⁴The fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.

⁵Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.

Proverbs 22:3-5

New International Version

³The prudent see danger and take refuge,^(A)
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.^(B)

⁴Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honor^(C) and life.^(D)

⁵In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(E)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)