Proverbs 14:20-28

²⁰The poor are hated even by their neighbors, while the rich have many friends.

²¹People who look down on their neighbors are sinners, but those who are kind to the poor are blessed.

²²Aren't people who plan to do evil wrong? But those who plan to do good have trustworthy love and faithfulness.

²³There's profit in hard work, but chatting just leads to poverty.

²⁴The wise are rewarded with wealth, but stupid people are rewarded with stupidity.

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

²⁶People who honor the Lord are completely safe; he will protect their children.

²⁷Respecting the Lord is like a fountain of life, so you can avoid the snares of death.

²⁸The glory of a king is the number of his subjects, for a ruler is nothing without them.