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Proverbs 14

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1

The  awise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

2

He who  awalks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is  bdevious in his ways despises Him.

3

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod  1for his back, But  athe lips of the wise will protect them.

4

Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

5

A  atrustworthy witness will not lie, But a  bfalse witness  1 cutters lies.

6

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

7

Leave the  apresence of a fool, Or you will not  1discern  2words of knowledge.

8

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But  athe foolishness of fools is deceit.

9

Fools mock at  1sin, But  aamong the upright there is  2good will.

10

The heart knows its own  abitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

11

The  ahouse of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish.

12

There  ais a way which seems right to a man, But its  bend is the way of death.

13

Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the  aend of joy may be grief.

14

The backslider in heart will have his  afill of his own ways, But a good man will  bbe satisfied  1with his.

15

The  1naive believes everything, But the sensible man considers his steps.

16

A wise man  1is cautious and  aturns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.

17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of evil devices is hated.

18

The  1naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

19

The  aevil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20

The  apoor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many.

21

He who  adespises his neighbor sins, But  bhappy is he who is gracious to the  1poor.

22

Will they not go astray who  adevise evil? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

23

In all labor there is profit, But  1mere talk leads only to poverty.

24

The  acrown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness.

25

A truthful witness saves lives, But he who  1 autters lies is  2treacherous.

26

In the  1 afear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And  2his children will have refuge.

27

The  1fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.

28

In a multitude of people is a king's glory, But in the dearth of people is a prince's ruin.

29

He who is  aslow to anger has great understanding, But he who is  1quick-tempered exalts folly.

30

A  atranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is  brottenness to the bones.

31

He  awho oppresses the poor taunts  bhis Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

32

The wicked is  athrust down by his  1wrongdoing, But the  brighteous has a refuge when he dies.

33

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the  1hearts of fools it is made known.

34

Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.

35

The king's favor is toward a  aservant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.



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