Proverbs 14
1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
Every, wise woman, buildeth up her house, but, a foolish one, with her own hands, would break it down.
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 that walketh in his uprightness, is one who revereth Yahweh, but, he that is crooked in his way, is one who 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, is a haughty rod, but, as for the lips of the wise, thou shalt give heed to them!
4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
Without cattle, the crib is clean, but, much increase, is in 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, will not deceive, but a false witness, uttereth deceitful things.
6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and there is none, but, knowledge, to the discerning, is easy.
7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
Get thee from the presence of a man that is a dullard, when thou perceivest not 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 to understand his way, but, the folly of dullards, is a fraud.
9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
the foolish, scoff at guilt, but, between the upright, is good pleasure.
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, in its joy, no stranger shareth.
11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
The house of the lawless, 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 that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death!
13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be 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.
With his own ways, shall be filled the backslider in heart, and, from himself, shall a 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, believeth every word, but, the prudent, looketh well to his going.
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
A wise man, feareth, and avoideth evil, but, a dullard, is haughty and confident.
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
The impatient, worketh folly, and, a man of wicked devices, is 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 shrewd, crowneth himself 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.
Abased are the wicked, before the good, and, the lawless, 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.
Even by his neighbour, is a poor man hated, but, the lovers of the rich man, are many.
21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
He that sheweth contempt for his neighbour, sinneth, but, he that sheweth favour to the afflicted, how happy is he!
22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, [be to] them who devise good.
23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
By all labour, there will be abundance, but, the talk of the lips, tendeth only to want.
24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
the crown of the wise, is their wealth, but, the folly of dullards, is, folly.
25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
A deliverer of souls, is a faithful witness, but, he that uttereth falsehoods, is a fraud.
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 reverence of Yahweh, is strong security, and, his children, shall have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
The reverence of Yahweh, is a well-spring of life, that a man may avoid 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 the multitude of a people, is the majesty of the king, but, in the ceasing of population, is the ruin of the 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.
One slow to anger, hath great understanding, but, the hasty in spirit, exalteth folly.
30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
The life of the whole body, is a tranquil mind, but, a decay of the bones, is jealousy.
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.
The oppressor of the poor, hath reproached his Maker, but he that sheweth favour to the needy, is one who, holdeth Him in honour.
32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.
33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
In the heart of the intelligent, reposeth wisdom, but, in the midst of dullards, it maketh itself known.
34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
Righteousness, exalteth a nation, but, a reproach to any people, 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 good-pleasure of a king, is due to a servant who is discreet, but, his indignation, shall be against him that bringeth shame.
