Proverbs
Chapters 10:10-16
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
10If you fail to speak the truth, trouble will follow. If you speak openly, peace will come.
11The words of good people are like a spring of fresh water, but the words of the wicked only hide their violent plans.
12Hatred causes arguments, but love overlooks all wrongs.
13Intelligent people speak words of wisdom, but fools must be punished before they learn their lesson.
14Wise people are quiet and learn new things, but fools talk and bring trouble on themselves.
15Wealth protects the rich, but poverty destroys the poor.
16What good people do brings life, but wicked people produce only sin.