Proverbs 15:19-23

¹⁹The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; But those of the diligent are made smooth.

²⁰A wise son gladdens his father; But a foolish son sneers at his mother.

²¹The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; But a wise man proceeds on his way aright.

²²They that honor not councils put off deliberation; But counsel abides in the hearts of counselors.

²³A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; Neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.