Proverbs 10:17–21

17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.

19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction:

But he that refuseth reproof erreth.

18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips,

And he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:

But he that refraineth his lips is wise.

20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many:

But fools die for want of wisdom.

17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,

but those who ignore correction will go astray.

18 Hiding hatred makes you a liar;

slandering others makes you a fool.

19 Too much talk leads to sin.

Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

20 The words of the godly are like sterling silver;

the heart of a fool is worthless.

21 The words of the godly encourage many,

but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,

But he who refuses correction goes astray.

18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips,

And whoever spreads slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,

But he who restrains his lips is wise.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

The heart of the wicked is worth little.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

But fools die for lack of wisdom.

17 Whoever accepts correction is on the way to life,

but whoever ignores correction will lead others away from life.

18 Whoever hides hate is a liar.

Whoever tells lies is a fool.

19 If you talk a lot, you are sure to sin;

if you are wise, you will keep quiet.

20 The words of a good person are like pure silver,

but an evil person’s thoughts are worth very little.

21 Good people’s words will help many others,

but fools will die because they don’t have wisdom.

17 He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;

But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;

And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;

But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many;

But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

17 Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.

18 He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.

20 The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.

17 Whoever practices discipline is on the way to life, 

but whoever ignores a warning strays. 

18 Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips. 

Whoever spreads slander is a fool. 

19 Sin is unavoidable when there is much talk, 

but whoever seals his lips is wise. 

20 The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver. 

The hearts of wicked people are worthless. 

21 The lips of a righteous person feed many, 

but stubborn fools die because they have no sense. 

17 The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,

but the one who rejects correction goes astray.

18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,

and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

19 When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,

but the one who controls his lips is wise.

20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.

18 Lying lips conceal hatred,

and whoever utters slander is a fool.

19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but the prudent are restrained in speech.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

the mind of the wicked is of little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction,

but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.

18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit,

and he who utters slander—he is a fool.

19 In many words, transgression is not lacking,

but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,

a heart of wickedness is of little worth.

21 Lips of righteousness feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

17 Anyone who pays attention to his training

is on his way to life.

But anyone who refuses to be corrected

leads others down the wrong path.

18 Anyone who hides hatred has lying lips.

And anyone who spreads lies is foolish.

19 Those who talk a lot are likely to sin.

But those who control their tongues are wise.

20 The tongues of those who do right are like fine silver.

But the hearts of those who do wrong aren’t worth very much.

21 The words of those who do right benefit many people.

But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.

17 He is on the path of life who heeds instruction,

But he who ignores reproof goes astray.

18 He who conceals hatred has lying lips,

And he who spreads slander is a fool.

19 When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,

But he who restrains his lips is wise.

20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,

The heart of the wicked is worth little.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

But fools die for lack of understanding.