Proverbs 14:17-29

17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.

18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

21It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

22Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find Or show love and faithfulness.

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

24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

25A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.

26Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.

27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

28A large population is a king’s glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined.

29Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.