Proverbs 29:19-21

The Message

¹⁹ It takes more than talk to keep workers in line;
    mere words go in one ear and out the other.

²⁰ Observe the people who always talk before they think—
    even simpletons are better off than they are.

²¹ If you let people treat you like a doormat,
    you’ll be quite forgotten in the end.