Proverbs 14:16-35

English Standard Version

^16 (A)One who is wise is cautious^[a] and ^(B)turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and careless.
¹⁷ A man of ^(C)quick temper acts foolishly,
    and a man of evil devices is hated.
¹⁸ The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
^19 (D)The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
^20 (E)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    ^(F)but the rich has many friends.
²¹ Whoever ^(G)despises his neighbor is a sinner,
    but ^(H)blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
²² Do they not go astray who ^(I)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet^{[b] (J)}steadfast love and faithfulness.
²³ In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk ^(K)tends only to poverty.
²⁴ The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but the folly of fools brings folly.
²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who ^(L)breathes out lies is deceitful.
²⁶ In the fear of the Lord one has ^(M)strong confidence,
    and ^(N)his children will have ^(O)a refuge.
²⁷ The fear of the Lord is ^(P)a fountain of life,
    that one may ^(Q)turn away from the snares of death.
²⁸ In ^(R)a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
    but without people a prince is ruined.
²⁹ Whoever is ^(S)slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
³⁰ A tranquil^[c] heart gives ^(T)life to the flesh,
    but ^(U)envy^[d] makes ^(V)the bones rot.
³¹ Whoever oppresses a poor man ^(W)insults his ^(X)Maker,
    ^(Y)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
^32 (Z)The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
    but ^(AA)the righteous finds refuge in his death.
³³ Wisdom ^(AB)rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
    but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.^[e]
34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to any people.
³⁵ A servant who deals wisely has ^(AC)the king's favor,
    but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.