Proverbs 12:18-28

¹⁸There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

¹⁹The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

²⁰Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

²¹There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

²²Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

²³A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

²⁵Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

²⁶The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

²⁷The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

²⁸In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.