Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish 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 the LORD; but he that is perverse 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 mouth of the foolish 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 breatheth forth lies.
witness faithful not to lie and to breathe lie witness deception
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy unto him that hath discernment.
to seek to mock wisdom and nothing and knowledge to/for to understand to lighten
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, for thou wilt not perceive 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 look well to his way; but the folly of fools is deceit.
wisdom prudent to understand way: conduct his and folly fool deceit
9 Amends pleadeth for fools; but among the upright there is good will.
fool(ish) to mock guilt (offering) and between upright acceptance
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and with its joy no stranger can intermeddle.
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 which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are 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 acheth; and the end of mirth is heaviness.
also in/on/with laughter to pain heart and end her joy grief
14 The dissembler in heart shall have his fill from his own ways; and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
from way: conduct his to satisfy to turn heart and from upon him man pleasant
15 The thoughtless believeth every word; but the prudent man looketh well to 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 fool behaveth overbearingly, and is 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 wicked devices is hated.
short face: anger to make: do folly and man plot to hate
18 The thoughtless come into possession of 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.
to bow bad: evil to/for face: before pleasant and wicked upon gate righteous
20 The 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 unto the humble, happy is he.
to despise to/for neighbor his to sin and be gracious (poor *Q(K)*) blessed he
22 Shall they not go astray that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be for them 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 penury.
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; but the folly of fools remaineth folly.
crown wise riches their folly fool folly
25 A true witness delivereth souls; but he that breatheth forth lies is all deceit.
to rescue soul: life witness truth: true and to breathe lie deceit
26 In the fear of the LORD a man hath 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 the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart 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 want of people is the ruin of the 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 tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones.
life flesh heart healing and rottenness bone jealousy
31 He that oppresseth the poor blasphemeth his Maker; but he that is gracious unto the needy honoureth Him.
to oppress poor to taunt to make him and to honor: honour him be gracious needy
32 The wicked is thrust down in his misfortune; but the righteous, even when he is brought to death, hath hope.
in/on/with distress: evil his to thrust wicked and to seek refuge in/on/with death his righteous
33 In the heart of him that hath discernment wisdom resteth; but in the inward part of fools it 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 any people.
righteousness to exalt nation and shame people sin
35 The king's favour is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; but his wrath striketh him that dealeth shamefully.
acceptance king to/for servant/slave be prudent and fury his to be be ashamed
