Proverbs 14
1 A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.
Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
2 He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.
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.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
4 Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.
Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
5 A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
7 Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
9 The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
10 The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, and the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.
No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
11 The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.
The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
12 There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
13 Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
14 The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
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.
15 The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
17 He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
18 The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
19 The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
20 The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.
The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
21 The sinner despiseth his neighbour: but he that hath mercie on the poore, is blessed.
He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
22 Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.
Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
24 The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
25 A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.
A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
27 The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
28 In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.
A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
29 He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
30 A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.
A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
31 He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.
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.
32 The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
33 Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
34 Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.
By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
35 The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.
The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
