The Proverbs

14: 1Every wise woman buildeth her house;

 But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

 ^14:2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;

 But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

 ^14:3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;

 But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

 ^14:4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;

 But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

 ^14:5A faithful witness will not lie;

 But a false witness uttereth lies.

 ^14:6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;

 But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

 ^14:7Go into the presence of a foolish man,

 And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

 ^14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;

 But the folly of fools is deceit.

 ^14:9A trespass-offering mocketh fools;

 But among the upright there is good will.

 ^14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness;

 And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

 ^14:11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;

 But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

 ^14:12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;

 But the end thereof are the ways of death.

 ^14:13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;

 And the end of mirth is heaviness.

 ^14:14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;

 And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

 ^14:15The simple believeth every word;

 But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

 ^14:16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;

 But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

 ^14:17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;

 And a man of wicked devices is hated.

 ^14:18The simple inherit folly;

 But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

 ^14:19The evil bow down before the good;

 And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

 ^14:20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;

 But the rich hath many friends.

 ^14:21He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;

 But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

 ^14:22Do they not err that devise evil?

 But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

 ^14:23In all labor there is profit;

 But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

 ^14:24The crown of the wise is their riches;

 But the folly of fools is only folly.

 ^14:25A true witness delivereth souls;

 But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

 ^14:26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;

 And his children shall have a place of refuge.

 ^14:27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,

 That one may depart from the snares of death.

 ^14:28In the multitude of people is the king's glory;

 But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

 ^14:29He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;

 But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

 ^14:30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;

 But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

 ^14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;

 But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

 ^14:32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing;

 But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

 ^14:33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;

 But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

 ^14:34Righteousness exalteth a nation;

 But sin is a reproach to any people.

 ^14:35The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;

 But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.