Proverbs 12:6-11

⁶The words of wicked people are an ambush waiting for a chance to kill, but the words of the upright keep them safe.

⁷Wicked people are overthrown and they are gone, but the house of the righteous person will stand.

⁸A person is praised by how much wisdom he has, but the one who makes perverse choices is despised.

⁹Better to have an unimportant position—only being a servant— than to brag about your importance but have no food.

¹⁰The righteous person cares about the needs of his animal, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

¹¹The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases after worthless projects has no sense.