Proverbs [Sayings] 14:21-28

²¹He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has mercy on the poor.

²²Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But cheshed ·loving-kindness· and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

²³In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

²⁵A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

²⁶In the fear of Adonai is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

²⁷The fear of Adonai is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

²⁸In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.