Proverbs 14
1 wise woman to build house: home her and folly in/on/with hand her to overthrow him
The wise among women buildeth her house; but the foolish pulleth it down with her own hands.
2 to go: walk in/on/with uprightness his afraid LORD and be devious way: conduct his to despise him
In his uprightness walketh he that feareth the Lord; but perverse in his ways is he that despiseth him.
3 in/on/with lip fool(ish) branch pride and lips wise to keep: guard them
In the mouth of the foolish is a stick [for his] pride; but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4 in/on/with nothing cattle crib pure and abundance produce in/on/with strength cattle
Where no oxen are, is the crib clean; but the abundance of harvests is [only] through the strength of the ox.
5 witness faithful not to lie and to breathe lie witness deception
A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness constantly uttereth lies.
6 to seek to mock wisdom and nothing and knowledge to/for to understand to lighten
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none; but knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.
7 to go: went from before to/for man fool and not to know lip: words knowledge
Go far away from a foolish man, else thou wilt [never] know the lips of knowledge.
8 wisdom prudent to understand way: conduct his and folly fool deceit
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 fool(ish) to mock guilt (offering) and between upright acceptance
The fool maketh a mockery of guilt; but among the upright there is good will.
10 heart to know bitterness soul: myself his and in/on/with joy his not to pledge be a stranger
The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and with its joy can no stranger intermeddle.
11 house: household wicked to destroy and tent upright to sprout
The house of the wicked will be destroyed: but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
There is many a way which seemeth even before a man; but its end are ways unto death.
13 also in/on/with laughter to pain heart and end her joy grief
Even in laughter the heart feeleth pain; and at its end joy is sorrow.
14 from way: conduct his to satisfy to turn heart and from upon him man pleasant
The backslider in heart will have enough of his own ways; and from him [departeth] the good men.
15 simple be faithful to/for all word: thing and prudent to understand to/for step his
The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man understandeth his steps.
16 wise afraid and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and fool be arrogant and to trust
A wise man is fearful, and departeth from evil; but the fool exciteth himself, and is confident.
17 short face: anger to make: do folly and man plot to hate
He that is soon angry committeth folly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.
18 to inherit simple folly and prudent to surround knowledge
The simple inherit folly; but the prudent crown themselves with knowledge.
19 to bow bad: evil to/for face: before pleasant and wicked upon gate righteous
The bad sink down before the good; and the wicked are at the gates of the righteous.
20 also to/for neighbor his to hate be poor and to love: friend rich many
Even to his own neighbor is the poor man hateful; 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 despiseth his neighbor is a sinner; but he that is gracious to the poor—happiness attend him!
22 not to go astray to plow/plot bad: evil and kindness and truth: faithful to plow/plot good
Behold, those who contrive evil are in error; but kindness and truth attend on those who contrive what is good.
23 in/on/with all toil to be advantage and word: because lip: words surely to/for need
In all painful labor there is profit; but mere words of the lips [lead] only to want.
24 crown wise riches their folly fool folly
The crown of the wise is their riches; but the folly of fools is [only] folly.
25 to rescue soul: life witness truth: true and to breathe lie deceit
A deliverer of souls is the true witness; but a witness of deceit uttereth lies.
26 in/on/with fear LORD confidence strength and to/for son: child his to be refuge
In the fear of the Lord is the strong confidence [of man], and unto his children will it be a place of shelter.
27 fear LORD fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
The fear of the Lord is the source of life, [teaching] to avoid the snares of death.
28 in/on/with abundance people adornment king and in/on/with end people terror prince
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the want of a population is the downfall of the prince.
29 slow face: anger many understanding and short spirit: temper to exalt folly
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit holdeth up [to view] his folly.
30 life flesh heart healing and rottenness bone jealousy
A sound heart is the life of the body; but jealousy is the rottenness of the bones.
31 to oppress poor to taunt to make him and to honor: honour him be gracious needy
He that oppresseth the poor blasphemeth his Maker; but he that is gracious to the needy honoreth him.
32 in/on/with distress: evil his to thrust wicked and to seek refuge in/on/with death his righteous
Through his own evil is the wicked thrust down; but even in his death doth the righteous have confidence.
33 in/on/with heart to understand to rest wisdom and in/on/with entrails: among fool to know
In the heart of the man of understanding resteth wisdom: but [the little which is] in the bosom of fools is made known.
34 righteousness to exalt nation and shame people sin
Righteousness exalteth a people; but the disgrace of nations is sin.
35 acceptance king to/for servant/slave be prudent and fury his to be be ashamed
The king's favor is bestowed on an intelligent servant; but his wrath is against him that deserveth shame.
