      | ¶ | Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. | |
| He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him. | ||
| In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. | ||
| Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox. | ||
| A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. | ||
| A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth. | ||
| Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge. | ||
| The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit. | ||
| Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour. | ||
| The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. | ||
 | The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. | ||
| There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. | ||
| Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness. | ||
| The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. | ||
| ¶ | The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going. | |
| A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. | ||
| [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. | ||
| The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | ||
| The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. | ||
| The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends. | ||
| He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he. | ||
| Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good. | ||
| In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury. | ||
| The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly. | ||
| A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies. | ||
| In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. | ||
| The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. | ||
| In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince. | ||
| [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. | ||
| A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. | ||
| He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. | ||
| The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. | ||
| Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known. | ||
| Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people. | ||
| The king's favour [is] toward a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame. |
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Proverbs - Chapter 14
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