Proverbs 14

1 Wise [women] of women she builds house her and a foolish woman with hands her she tears down it.

Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.

2 [one who] walks In uprightness his [is one] fearing Yahweh and [the] [one who] is crooked of ways his [is] despising him.

By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.

3 [is] in [the] mouth of A fool a shoot of pride and [the] lips of wise [people] it preserves them.

Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].

4 When there not [are] cattle [the] feeding trough [is] clean and abundance of produce [is] by [the] strength of an ox.

If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.

5 A witness of faithfulness not he tells lies and he may breathe out lies a witness of falsehood.

Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].

6 He seeks a mocker wisdom and there [is] not and knowledge to a discerning [person] it is trifling.

Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.

7 Go from before to a person a fool and not you have known lips of knowledge.

Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].

8 [the] wisdom of A sensible [person] [is] to understand own way his and [the] foolishness of fools [is] deceit.

Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.

9 Fools he mocks guilt and [is] between upright [people] favor.

Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.

10 A heart [is] knowing [the] bitterness of own self its and in joy its not he shares a stranger.

If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.

11 [the] house of Wicked [people] it will be destroyed and [the] tent of upright [people] it will flourish.

Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.

12 There [is] a way right before a person and end its [is the] ways of death.

There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.

13 Also in laughter it is in pain a heart and end its joy [may be] grief.

[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.

14 From ways his he will be satisfied [one] backslidden of heart and from with himself a person good.

Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.

15 A naive person he believes every thing and a sensible [person] he considers step his.

Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.

16 A wise [person] [is] fearing and [is] turning aside from evil and a fool [is] arrogant and [is] confident.

Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).

17 [a person] short of Anger he does foolishness and a person of evil devices he is hated.

Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).

18 They inherit naive people foolishness and sensible [people] they surround knowledge.

Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.

19 They bow evil [people] before good [people] and wicked [people] at [the] gates of [the] righteous.

[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].

20 Also by neighbor his he is hated a poor [person] and [those who] love [the] rich [are] many.

[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].

21 [one who] despises Neighbor his [is] sinning and [one who] shows favor to (humble [people] *Q(K)*) how blessed [is] he.

It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.

22 ¿ Not do they go astray devisers of evil and loyalty and faithfulness devisers of good.

Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.

23 In all hard labor it is profit and word of lips only to poverty.

If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.

24 [is the] crown of Wise [people] wealth their [the] folly of fools [is] folly.

One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.

25 [is] delivering Lives a witness of reliability so he may breathe out lies deceit.

By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].

26 [is] in [the] fear of Yahweh confidence of strength and to children his it will belong a refuge.

Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.

27 [the] fear of Yahweh [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.

Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].

28 [is] in [the] multitude of A people [the] glory of a king and in not a people [the] ruin of a ruler.

If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.

29 A [person] long of anger great of understanding and [a person] short of spirit [is] exalting foolishness.

Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.

30 [is] [the] life of Bodies a heart of healing and [is] rottenness of bones jealousy.

Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.

31 [one who] oppresses [the] poor He reproaches maker his and [is] honoring him [one who] shows favor to [the] needy.

Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.

32 By wickedness his he is pushed down a wicked [person] and [is] seeking refuge in death his a righteous [person].

Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).

33 In [the] heart of a discerning [person] it rests wisdom and in [the] inward part[s] of fools it is made known.

Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.

34 Righteousness it exalts a nation and [is] a shame to a people sin.

[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.

35 [the] favor of A king [belongs] to a servant [who] acts prudently and fury his it belongs [one who] acts shamefully.

Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.