Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.
2 He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
6 A scorner seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understands.
A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.
Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.
10 The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.
The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, and the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.
12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
15 The simple believes every word: but the prudent man looks well to his going.
The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
16 A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
17 He that is soon angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends.
The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.
21 He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
The sinner despiseth his neighbour: but he that hath mercie on the poore, is blessed.
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.
23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury.
In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
25 A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.
26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.
28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.
31 He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor.
He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.
32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death.
The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but that which is in the middle of fools is made known.
Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.
35 The king’s favor is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causes shame.
The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.
