Proverbs
Chapters 13:14-20
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
14The teaching of the wise is a source of life; their words will save you from deadly traps.
15People like a person with good sense, but life is hard for someone who cannot be trusted.
16Wise people always think before they do anything, but fools show how stupid they are by what they do.
17Disaster will catch up to the wicked messenger, but a runner who can be trusted will bring peace.
18If you refuse to learn from your mistakes, you will be poor, and no one will respect you. If you listen when you are criticized, you will be honored.
19People are happy when they get what they want. But stupid people want nothing but evil, and they refuse to change.
20Be friends with those who are wise, and you will become wise. Choose fools to be your friends, and you will have trouble.