Proverbs 14:23-28

²³With all hard work comes a profit, but when there is only talk, it leads to poverty.

²⁴The crown of wise people is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings them only more folly.

²⁵A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness breathes out lies.

²⁶When someone fears Yahweh, he also has much confidence in him; these things will be like a strong place of protection for this man's children.

²⁷The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, so that a person may turn away from the snares of death.

²⁸The glory of a king is found in the great number of his people, but without people the prince is ruined.