Proverbs 13:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵Intelligence wins respect, but those who can't be trusted are on the road to ruin.^[a]

¹⁶Sensible people always think before they act, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.

¹⁷Unreliable messengers cause trouble, but those who can be trusted bring peace.

Proverbs 13:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.^[a]

¹⁶All who are prudent act with^[b] knowledge,
but fools expose^(A) their folly.^(B)

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble,^(C)
but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.^(D)

Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)