Proverbs 14
1 A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.
Every wise woman has built her house, And the foolish breaks 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.
Whoever is walking in his uprightness is fearing YHWH, And the perverted is despising Him [in] his ways.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.
Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
5 A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
A faithful witness does not lie, And a false witness breathes out lies.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.
7 Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
Go from before a foolish man, Or you have not known 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 prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
9 The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.
Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright—a pleasing thing.
10 The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, and the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.
11 The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.
The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourishes.
12 There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
There is a way—right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
13 Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
14 The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
The backslider in heart is filled from his ways, And a good man—from his fruits.
15 The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
The simple gives credence to everything, And the prudent attends to his step.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
17 He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
Whoever is short of temper does folly, And a man of wicked schemes is hated.
18 The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
19 The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.
The poor is hated even of his neighbor, And those loving the rich [are] many.
21 The sinner despiseth his neighbour: but he that hath mercie on the poore, is blessed.
Whoever is despising his neighbor sins, Whoever is favoring the humble, O his blessedness.
22 Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.
Do they who are devising evil not err? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
In all labor there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
24 The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
25 A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.
A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breathes out lies.
26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
Strong confidence [is] in the fear of YHWH, And there is a refuge to His sons.
27 The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.
The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares 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.
The honor of a king [is] in the multitude of a people, And the ruin of a prince in lack of people.
29 He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly.
30 A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.
A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
31 He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.
An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, And whoever is honoring Him Is favoring the needy.
32 The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, And the righteous [is] trustful in his death.
33 Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent. And it is known in the midst of fools.
34 Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.
Righteousness exalts a nation, And the righteousness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
35 The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.
The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!
