Proverbs 14

¹ Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

² He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall 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 uttereth lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

⁷ Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt 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 mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

¹⁰ The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

¹¹ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

¹² There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof 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 shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

¹⁵ The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

¹⁷ He that 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 neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

²¹ He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

²² Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

²³ In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

²⁵ A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

²⁶ In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

²⁷ The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from 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 that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

³⁰ A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

³¹ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

³² The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

³³ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

³⁴ Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

³⁵ The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.