Proverbs 29:1-6

¹Anyone who goes on stubbornly rejecting many warnings will be suddenly destroyed, without hope of healing.

²When good people are in charge, everybody celebrates; but when the wicked rule, everybody groans.

³A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy, but one who visits prostitutes throws away his money.

⁴A king who rules justly makes the country secure, but one who asks for bribes will destroy it.

⁵Those who flatter their friends lay a net to trip them up.

⁶Evil people are trapped by their own sins, but those who do right sing and celebrate.