PROVERBS 12:20-27

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 the LORD: 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 neighbour: 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.