< Proverbs 14 >
1 The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
wise woman to build house: home her and folly in/on/with hand her to overthrow him
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
to go: walk in/on/with uprightness his afraid LORD and be devious way: conduct his to despise him
3 In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
in/on/with lip fool(ish) branch pride and lips wise to keep: guard them
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
in/on/with nothing cattle crib pure and abundance produce in/on/with strength cattle
5 A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
witness faithful not to lie and to breathe lie witness deception
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
to seek to mock wisdom and nothing and knowledge to/for to understand to lighten
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
to go: went from before to/for man fool and not to know lip: words knowledge
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.
wisdom prudent to understand way: conduct his and folly fool deceit
9 Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
fool(ish) to mock guilt (offering) and between upright acceptance
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
heart to know bitterness soul: myself his and in/on/with joy his not to pledge be a stranger
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
house: household wicked to destroy and tent upright to sprout
12 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
also in/on/with laughter to pain heart and end her joy grief
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
from way: conduct his to satisfy to turn heart and from upon him man pleasant
15 The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
simple be faithful to/for all word: thing and prudent to understand to/for step his
16 A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
wise afraid and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and fool be arrogant and to trust
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
short face: anger to make: do folly and man plot to hate
18 The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
to inherit simple folly and prudent to surround knowledge
19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man].
to bow bad: evil to/for face: before pleasant and wicked upon gate righteous
20 He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
also to/for neighbor his to hate be poor and to love: friend rich many
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
to despise to/for neighbor his to sin and be gracious (poor *Q(K)*) blessed he
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.
not to go astray to plow/plot bad: evil and kindness and truth: faithful to plow/plot good
23 In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
in/on/with all toil to be advantage and word: because lip: words surely to/for need
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
crown wise riches their folly fool folly
25 A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.
to rescue soul: life witness truth: true and to breathe lie deceit
26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
in/on/with fear LORD confidence strength and to/for son: child his to be refuge
27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
fear LORD fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.
in/on/with abundance people adornment king and in/on/with end people terror prince
29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
slow face: anger many understanding and short spirit: temper to exalt folly
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.
life flesh heart healing and rottenness bone jealousy
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.
to oppress poor to taunt to make him and to honor: honour him be gracious needy
32 The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
in/on/with distress: evil his to thrust wicked and to seek refuge in/on/with death his righteous
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known.
in/on/with heart to understand to rest wisdom and in/on/with entrails: among fool to know
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.
righteousness to exalt nation and shame people sin
35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
acceptance king to/for servant/slave be prudent and fury his to be be ashamed