Proverbs Chapter 14 Back Next{14:1} Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
{14:2} He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
{14:3} The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
{14:4} Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
{14:5} A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
{14:6} A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
{14:7} Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.
{14:8} The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
{14:9} Fools mock at making
atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
{14:10} The
heart knows its own
bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
{14:11} The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
{14:12} There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to
death.
{14:13} Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
{14:14} The un
faithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
{14:15} A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
{14:16} A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
{14:17} He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
{14:18} The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
{14:19} The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the
gates of the righteous.
{14:20} The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
{14:21} He who despises his neighbor sins, but
blessed is he who has pity on the poor.
{14:22} Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
{14:23} In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
{14:24} The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
{14:25} A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
{14:26} In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
{14:27} The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
{14:28} In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
{14:29} He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
{14:30} The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
{14:31} He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
{14:32} The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
{14:33} Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
{14:34} Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
{14:35} The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
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