Proverbs 14 — ASVBT

14Verse 1Every wise woman buildeth her house;
But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
^{Verse 2}He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;
But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
^{Verse 3}In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;
But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
^{Verse 4}Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
^{Verse 5}A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness uttereth lies.
^{Verse 6}A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;
But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
^{Verse 7}Go into the presence of a foolish man,
And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
^{Verse 8}The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;
But the folly of fools is deceit.
^{Verse 9}A trespass offering mocketh fools;
But among the upright there is good will.
^{Verse 10}The heart knoweth its own bitterness;
And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
^{Verse 11}The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
^{Verse 12}There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
^{Verse 13}Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;
And the end of mirth is heaviness.
^{Verse 14}The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;
And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
^{Verse 15}The simple believeth every word;
But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
^{Verse 16}A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;
But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
^{Verse 17}He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;
And a man of wicked devices is hated.
^{Verse 18}The simple inherit folly;
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
^{Verse 19}The evil bow down before the good;
And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
^{Verse 20}The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;
But the rich hath many friends.
^{Verse 21}He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;
But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
^{Verse 22}Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
^{Verse 23}In all labor there is profit;
But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
^{Verse 24}The crown of the wise is their riches;
But the folly of fools is only folly.
^{Verse 25}A true witness delivereth souls;
But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.
^{Verse 26}In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;
And his children shall have a place of refuge.
^{Verse 27}The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,
That one may depart from the snares of death.
^{Verse 28}In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;
But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
^{Verse 29}He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;
But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
^{Verse 30}A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;
But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
^{Verse 31}He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;
But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
^{Verse 32}The wicked is thrust down in his evildoing;
But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
^{Verse 33}Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;
But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.
^{Verse 34}Righteousness exalteth a nation;
But sin is a reproach to any people.
^{Verse 35}The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;
But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.