Proverbs 21:23-25

Complete Jewish Bible

²³Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

²⁴“Scoffer” is what you call a proud, insolent person
who acts with overweening conceit.

²⁵A lazy man’s craving will kill him,
because his hands refuse to work —

Proverbs 21:23-25

New International Version

²³Those who guard their mouths^(A) and their tongues
keep themselves from calamity.^(B)

²⁴The proud and arrogant person^(C)—“Mocker” is his name—
behaves with insolent fury.

²⁵The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,^(D)
because his hands refuse to work.

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

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