< Proverbs 14 >
1 wise woman to build house: home her and folly in/on/with hand her to overthrow him
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears 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
He who walks in his uprightness fears YHWH, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
3 in/on/with lip fool(ish) branch pride and lips wise to keep: guard them
The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
4 in/on/with nothing cattle crib pure and abundance produce in/on/with strength cattle
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 witness faithful not to lie and to breathe lie witness deception
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
6 to seek to mock wisdom and nothing and knowledge to/for to understand to lighten
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
7 to go: went from before to/for man fool and not to know lip: words knowledge
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.
8 wisdom prudent to understand way: conduct his and folly fool deceit
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 fool(ish) to mock guilt (offering) and between upright acceptance
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, 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 knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
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 a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
13 also in/on/with laughter to pain heart and end her joy grief
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
14 from way: conduct his to satisfy to turn heart and from upon him man pleasant
The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
15 simple be faithful to/for all word: thing and prudent to understand to/for step his
A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
16 wise afraid and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and fool be arrogant and to trust
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but the fool is arrogant and reckless.
17 short face: anger to make: do folly and man plot to hate
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
18 to inherit simple folly and prudent to surround knowledge
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 to bow bad: evil to/for face: before pleasant and wicked upon gate righteous
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 also to/for neighbor his to hate be poor and to love: friend rich many
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
21 to despise to/for neighbor his to sin and be gracious (poor *Q(K)*) blessed he
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
22 not to go astray to plow/plot bad: evil and kindness and truth: faithful to plow/plot good
Do they not go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
23 in/on/with all toil to be advantage and word: because lip: words surely to/for need
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
24 crown wise riches their folly fool folly
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
25 to rescue soul: life witness truth: true and to breathe lie deceit
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
26 in/on/with fear LORD confidence strength and to/for son: child his to be refuge
In the fear of YHWH is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
27 fear LORD fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
The fear of YHWH is a fountain of life, turning people from 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 lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 slow face: anger many understanding and short spirit: temper to exalt folly
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
30 life flesh heart healing and rottenness bone jealousy
The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
31 to oppress poor to taunt to make him and to honor: honour him be gracious needy
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
32 in/on/with distress: evil his to thrust wicked and to seek refuge in/on/with death his righteous
The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but the righteous has a refuge in his death.
33 in/on/with heart to understand to rest wisdom and in/on/with entrails: among fool to know
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
34 righteousness to exalt nation and shame people sin
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 acceptance king to/for servant/slave be prudent and fury his to be be ashamed
The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.