Proverbs 14
1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
The wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish teareth it down with her hands.
2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
He who walketh in uprightness feareth the LORD; But he who is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
In the mouth of the foolish pride is a scourge; But the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
Where there are no oxen, the crib is clean; But there is great increase by the strength of the ox.
5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
A faithful witness doth not lie; But a false witness poureth forth lies.
6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
The scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.
7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
Go from the presence of a foolish man; For thou hast not perceived in him the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
The wisdom of the prudent is in giving heed to his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
Fools make a mock at sin; But with the upright is favor.
10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
The heart knoweth its own bitterness. And a stranger cannot intermeddle with its joy.
11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
The house of the wicked shall be destroyed; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
There is a way which seemeth right to a man, But its end is the way to death.
13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, And the end of joy is grief.
14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
The perverse in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And from himself shall the good man be satisfied.
15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
The simple man believeth every word; But the prudent looketh well to his steps.
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
The wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool is haughty and confident.
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
He who is hasty in his anger will commit folly; And the man of wicked devices will be hated.
18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
The evil bow before the good; Yea, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
The poor is hated even by his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
He who despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But happy is he who hath mercy on the poor.
22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
Do not they who devise evil fail of their end? But they who devise good meet with kindness and truth.
23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
Riches are a crown to the wise; But the promotion of fools is folly.
25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
A true witness saveth lives; But a deceitful witness poureth forth lies.
26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence; Yea, to his children he will be a refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
In a numerous people is the glory of a king; But the want of people is the destruction of a prince.
29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding. But he who is of a hasty spirit setteth folly on high.
30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
A quiet heart is the life of the flesh; But the ferment of passion is rottenness to the bones.
31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
He who oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he who hath mercy on the poor honoreth him.
32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
By his wickedness the wicked is thrust down; But the righteous hath hope even in death.
33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
Wisdom resteth quietly in the heart of the wise; But in the breast of fools it will be made known.
34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
Righteousness exalteth a people; But the reproach of nations is sin.
35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
The king's favor is toward a wise servant; But his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
