Proverbs 14
Revised Geneva Translation
14 A wise woman builds her house. But the foolish destroys it with her own hands.
2 He who walks in his righteousness, fears the LORD. But he who is lewd in his ways, despises Him.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride. But the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, there the crib is empty. But much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
5 A faithful witness will not lie. But a false record will speak lies.
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and does not find it. But knowledge is easy to him who will understand.
7 Depart from the foolish man when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand His way. But the foolishness of the fools is deceit.
9 The fool makes a mockery of sin. But among the righteous there is favor.
10 The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, and the stranger shall not meddle with its joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be destroyed. But the tabernacle of the righteous shall flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man. But the ends thereof are the ways of death.
13 Even in laughing, the heart is sorrowful. And the end of that joy is heaviness.
14 The backslider at heart shall be satiated with his own ways. But a good man shall depart from them.
15 The foolish will believe everything. But the prudent will consider his steps.
16 A wise man fears and departs from evil. But a fool rages and is careless.
17 He who is quick to anger, commits folly. And a schemer is hated.
18 The foolish inherit folly. But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil shall bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor are hated, even by their own neighbors. But the friends of the rich are many.
21 The sinner despises his neighbor. But he who has mercy on the poor is blessed.
22 Do not those err who imagine evil? But mercy and truth shall be to those who think on good things.
23 In all labor there is abundance. But the talk of the lips brings only want.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of fools, foolishness.
25 A faithful witness delivers souls. But a deceiver speaks lies.
26 An assured strength is in the fear of the LORD. And his children shall have hope.
27 The fear of the LORD is as a wellspring of life, to avoid the snares of death.
28 The honor of a King is in the multitude of the people. And the destruction of the Prince comes for lack of people.
29 He who is slow to wrath, is of great wisdom. But he who is of a hasty mind, exalts folly.
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh. But envy is the rotting of the bones.
31 He who oppresses the poor, reproves Him Who made him. But he who has mercy on the poor, honors Him.
32 The wicked shall be cast away for his malice. But the righteous has hope in his death.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, and is known in the midst of fools.
34 Justice exalts a nation. But sin is a shame to the people.
35 The pleasure of a king is in a wise servant. But his wrath shall be toward the lewd.
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