Proverbs 14
1 wise woman to build house: home her and folly in/on/with hand her to overthrow him
Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs [hers] down with her hands.
2 to go: walk in/on/with uprightness his afraid LORD and be devious way: conduct his to despise him
He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonored.
3 in/on/with lip fool(ish) branch pride and lips wise to keep: guard them
Out of the mouth of fools [comes] a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 in/on/with nothing cattle crib pure and abundance produce in/on/with strength cattle
Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.
5 witness faithful not to lie and to breathe lie witness deception
A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.
6 to seek to mock wisdom and nothing and knowledge to/for to understand to lighten
You shall seek wisdom with bad men, and shall not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
7 to go: went from before to/for man fool and not to know lip: words knowledge
All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.
8 wisdom prudent to understand way: conduct his and folly fool deceit
The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
9 fool(ish) to mock guilt (offering) and between upright acceptance
The houses of transgressors will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable.
10 heart to know bitterness soul: myself his and in/on/with joy his not to pledge be a stranger
[If] a man's mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.
11 house: household wicked to destroy and tent upright to sprout
The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.
12 there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it reach to the depths of hell. (questioned)
13 also in/on/with laughter to pain heart and end her joy grief
Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.
14 from way: conduct his to satisfy to turn heart and from upon him man pleasant
A stout-hearted [man] shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.
15 simple be faithful to/for all word: thing and prudent to understand to/for step his
The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought.
16 wise afraid and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and fool be arrogant and to trust
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
17 short face: anger to make: do folly and man plot to hate
A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.
18 to inherit simple folly and prudent to surround knowledge
Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
19 to bow bad: evil to/for face: before pleasant and wicked upon gate righteous
Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
20 also to/for neighbor his to hate be poor and to love: friend rich many
Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
21 to despise to/for neighbor his to sin and be gracious (poor *Q(K)*) blessed he
He that dishonors the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.
22 not to go astray to plow/plot bad: evil and kindness and truth: faithful to plow/plot good
They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.
23 in/on/with all toil to be advantage and word: because lip: words surely to/for need
With every one [who is] careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in lack.
24 crown wise riches their folly fool folly
A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.
25 to rescue soul: life witness truth: true and to breathe lie deceit
A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful [man] kindles falsehoods.
26 in/on/with fear LORD confidence strength and to/for son: child his to be refuge
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
27 fear LORD fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes [men] to turn aside from the snare of death.
28 in/on/with abundance people adornment king and in/on/with end people terror prince
In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.
29 slow face: anger many understanding and short spirit: temper to exalt folly
A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
30 life flesh heart healing and rottenness bone jealousy
A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.
31 to oppress poor to taunt to make him and to honor: honour him be gracious needy
He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honors him has pity upon the poor.
32 in/on/with distress: evil his to thrust wicked and to seek refuge in/on/with death his righteous
The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but he who is secure in his own holiness is just.
33 in/on/with heart to understand to rest wisdom and in/on/with entrails: among fool to know
There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned.
34 righteousness to exalt nation and shame people sin
Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.
35 acceptance king to/for servant/slave be prudent and fury his to be be ashamed
An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behavior he removes disgrace.
