18 aPlans are established by counsel;
bBy wise counsel wage war.
19 aHe who goes about
as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one
bwho flatters with his lips.
20 aWhoever curses his father or his mother,
bHis lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
21 aAn inheritance gained hastily at the beginning
bWill not be blessed at the end.
22 aDo not say, “I will
1 recompense evil”;
bWait for the
Lord, and He will save you.
23 Diverse weights
are an abomination to the
Lord,
And dishonest scales
are not good.
24 A man’s steps
are of the
Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
