Proverbs, Chapter 14
1
Every wise woman builds her house; But the foolish plucks it down with her own hands.
2
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh; But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5
A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness utters lies.
6
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and it is not [found]; But knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
7
Go into the presence of a foolish man, And you will not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
9
A trespass-offering mocks fools; But among the upright there is goodwill.
10
The heart knows the bitterness of its soul; And a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.
11
The house of the wicked will be overthrown; But the tent of the upright will flourish.
12
There is a way which seems right to a man; But its end are the ways of death.
13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
14
The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways; And a good man [will be satisfied] from himself.
15
The simple believes every word; But the prudent man looks well to his going.
16
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool is furious and confident.
17
He who is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
18
The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19
The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
20
The poor is hated even of his own fellow man; But the rich has many friends.
21
He who despises his fellow man sins; But he who has pity on the poor, he is happy.
22
Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [will be to] those who devise good.
23
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tends] only to poverty.
24
The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] folly is the diadem of fools.
25
A true witness delivers souls; But he who utters lies [causes] deceit.
26
In the fear of Yahweh is strong confidence; And his sons will have a place of refuge.
27
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
28
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he who is in a hurry of spirit exalts folly.
30
A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
31
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker; But he who has mercy on the needy honors him.
32
The wicked is thrust down in his evildoing; But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
33
Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
34
Righteousness exalts a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.
35
The king's favor is toward a slave who deals wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him who causes shame.
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