Proverbs 10:9-11

Contemporary English Version

⁹ You will be safe,
    if you always do right,
but you will get caught,
    if you are dishonest.
¹⁰ Deceit causes trouble,
and foolish talk
    will bring you to ruin.^[a]
11 The words of good people
    are a source of life,
but evil hides behind
    the words of the wicked.