Proverbs 14:24-32

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.

²⁹If you're slow to get angry, you're very wise; but if you have a short fuse you glorify stupidity.

³⁰A peaceful mind makes your body healthy, but jealousy makes your bones rot.

³¹Anyone who oppresses the poor insults their Maker, but anyone who is kind to the needy honors him.

³²Wicked people are brought down by their own evil actions, but those who live right are confident even in death.