Proverbs
Chapters 13:2-8
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
2People get good things for the words they say, but those who cannot be trusted say only bad things.
3People who are careful about what they say will save their lives, but those who speak without thinking will be destroyed.
4Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty.
5Good people hate lies, but the wicked do evil, shameful things.
6Goodness protects honest people, but evil destroys those who love to sin.
7Some people pretend they are rich, but they have nothing. Others pretend they are poor, but they are really rich.
8The rich might have to pay a ransom to save their lives, but the poor never receive such threats.