Proverbs

Chapter 14

New King James Version

1The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But [he who is] perverse in his ways despises Him.

3In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

4Where no oxen [are,] the trough [is] clean; But much increase [comes] by the strength of an ox.

5A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.

6A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not [find it,] But knowledge [is] easy to him who understands.

7Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

8The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, But the folly of fools [is] deceit.

9Fools mock at sin, But among the upright [there is] favor.

10The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.

12There is a way [that seems] right to a man, But its end [is] the way of death.

13Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth [may be] grief.

14The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man [will be satisfied] from above.

15The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.

16A wise [man] fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.

17A quick-tempered [man] acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

18The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20The poor [man] is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich [has] many friends.

21He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.

22Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth [belong] to those who devise good.

23In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter [leads] only to poverty.

24The crown of the wise is their riches, [But] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

25A true witness delivers souls, But a deceitful [witness] speaks lies.

26In the fear of the LORD [there is] strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.

27The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, To turn [one] away from the snares of death.

28In a multitude of people [is] a king's honor, But in the lack of people [is] the downfall of a prince.

29[He who is] slow to wrath has great understanding, But [he who is] impulsive exalts folly.

30A sound heart [is] life to the body, But envy [is] rottenness to the bones.

31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.

33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But [what is] in the heart of fools is made known.

34Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin [is] a reproach to [any] people.

35The king's favor [is] toward a wise servant, But his wrath [is against] him who causes shame.

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