Proverbs 14:17-19

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¹⁷ Someone with a quick temper ·does foolish things [makes stupid mistakes],
but ·someone with understanding remains calm [or schemers are hated].

¹⁸ ·Fools [Naive people] ·are rewarded with nothing but more foolishness [^Linherit stupidity],
but the wise ·are rewarded with knowledge [^Lwear knowledge as an ornament].

¹⁹ Evil people will bow down to those who are good;
the wicked will bow down at the ·door of those who do right [^Lgates of the righteous].