Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
wise woman to build house: home her and folly in/on/with hand her to overthrow him
2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
to go: walk in/on/with uprightness his afraid LORD and be devious way: conduct his to despise him
3 In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
in/on/with lip fool(ish) branch pride and lips wise to keep: guard them
4 Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
in/on/with nothing cattle crib pure and abundance produce in/on/with strength cattle
5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
witness faithful not to lie and to breathe lie witness deception
6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
to seek to mock wisdom and nothing and knowledge to/for to understand to lighten
7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
to go: went from before to/for man fool and not to know lip: words knowledge
8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
wisdom prudent to understand way: conduct his and folly fool deceit
9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.
fool(ish) to mock guilt (offering) and between upright acceptance
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
heart to know bitterness soul: myself his and in/on/with joy his not to pledge be a stranger
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
house: household wicked to destroy and tent upright to sprout
12 There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
13 Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
also in/on/with laughter to pain heart and end her joy grief
14 From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.
from way: conduct his to satisfy to turn heart and from upon him man pleasant
15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
simple be faithful to/for all word: thing and prudent to understand to/for step his
16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
wise afraid and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and fool be arrogant and to trust
17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
short face: anger to make: do folly and man plot to hate
18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
to inherit simple folly and prudent to surround knowledge
19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
to bow bad: evil to/for face: before pleasant and wicked upon gate righteous
20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
also to/for neighbor his to hate be poor and to love: friend rich many
21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
to despise to/for neighbor his to sin and be gracious (poor *Q(K)*) blessed he
22 Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
not to go astray to plow/plot bad: evil and kindness and truth: faithful to plow/plot good
23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
in/on/with all toil to be advantage and word: because lip: words surely to/for need
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
crown wise riches their folly fool folly
25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
to rescue soul: life witness truth: true and to breathe lie deceit
26 In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
in/on/with fear LORD confidence strength and to/for son: child his to be refuge
27 The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
fear LORD fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
28 In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
in/on/with abundance people adornment king and in/on/with end people terror prince
29 Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
slow face: anger many understanding and short spirit: temper to exalt folly
30 A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
life flesh heart healing and rottenness bone jealousy
31 An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
to oppress poor to taunt to make him and to honor: honour him be gracious needy
32 In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.
in/on/with distress: evil his to thrust wicked and to seek refuge in/on/with death his righteous
33 In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
in/on/with heart to understand to rest wisdom and in/on/with entrails: among fool to know
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
righteousness to exalt nation and shame people sin
35 The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
acceptance king to/for servant/slave be prudent and fury his to be be ashamed
