Proverbs 12:8-17

New International Version

⁸ A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped^(A) mind is despised.

⁹ Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

¹⁰ The righteous care for the needs of their animals,^(B)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.^(C)

¹² The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

¹³ Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,^(D)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.^(E)

¹⁴ From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,^(F)
    and the work of their hands brings them reward.^(G)

¹⁵ The way of fools seems right to them,^(H)
    but the wise listen to advice.^(I)

¹⁶ Fools^(J) show their annoyance at once,^(K)
    but the prudent overlook an insult.^(L)

¹⁷ An honest witness tells the truth,
    but a false witness tells lies.^(M)