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Proverbs 14

14:1 The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. 14:2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. 14:3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. 14:4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. 14:5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. 14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. 14:7 Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. 14:9 Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. 14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. 14:11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. 14:14 The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways. 14:15 The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. 14:16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. 14:17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. 14:18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 14:19 The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 14:20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. 14:21 Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. 14:22 Do they not go astray who devise evil Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness. 14:23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. 14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly. 14:25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful. 14:26 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. 14:28 In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. 14:29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. 14:30 A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. 14:31 Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. 14:32 The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death. 14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools. 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. 14:35 A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.


English Standard Version - The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.