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Proverbs 14

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1

The  awiseh2450 womanh802 buildsh1129 her househ1004, But the foolishh200 tearsh2040 it downh2040 with her own handsh3027.

2

He who  awalksh1980 in his uprightnessh3476 fearsh3372a the LORDh3068, But he who is  bdevioush3868 in his waysh1870 despisesh959 Him.

3

In the mouthh6310 of the foolishh191 is a rodh2415  1for his backh1346, But  athe lipsh8193 of the wiseh2450 will protecth8104 them.

4

Where noh369 oxenh504 are, the mangerh18 is cleanh1249, But muchh7230 revenueh8393 comes by the strengthh3581b of the oxh7794.

5

A  atrustworthyh529 witnessh5707 will not lieh3576, But a  bfalseh8267 witnessh5707  1 cuttersh6315 liesh3577.

6

A scofferh3917b seeksh1245 wisdomh2451 and finds noneh369, But knowledgeh1847 is easyh7043 to one who hash995 understandingh995.

7

Leaveh1980 the  apresenceh5048 of a foolh3684, Or you will not  1discernh3045  2wordsh8193 of knowledgeh1847.

8

The wisdomh2451 of the sensibleh6175 is to understandh995 his wayh1870, But  athe foolishnessh200 of foolsh3684 is deceith4820.

9

Foolsh191 mockh3917b at  1sinh817, But  aamongh996 the uprighth3477 there is  2goodh7522 willh7522.

10

The hearth3820 knowsh3045 its ownh5315  abitternessh4787a, And a strangerh2114a does not shareh6148 its joyh8057.

11

The  ahouseh1004 of the wickedh7563 will be destroyedh8045, But the tenth168 of the uprighth3477 will flourishh6524a.

12

Thereh3426  ais a wayh1870 which seems righth3477 to a manh376, But its  bendh319 is the wayh1870 of deathh4194.

13

Evenh1571 in laughterh7814 the hearth3820 may be in painh3510, And the  aendh319 of joyh8057 may be griefh8424.

14

The backsliderh5472 in hearth3820 will haveh7646 his  afillh7646 of his own waysh1870, But a goodh2896a manh376 will  bbe satisfied  1with his.

15

The  1naiveh6612a believesh539 everythingh3605, But the sensibleh6175 manh6175 considersh995 his stepsh804a.

16

A wiseh2450 manh2450  1is cautioush3372a and  aturnsh5493 awayh5493 from evilh7451b, But a foolh3684 is arroganth5674b and carelessh982.

17

A quick-temperedh7116h639 man actsh6213a foolishlyh200, And a manh376 of evilh4209 devicesh4209 is hatedh8130.

18

The  1naiveh6612a inherith5157 foolishnessh200, But the sensibleh6175 are crownedh3803 with knowledgeh1847.

19

The  aevilh7451a will bowh7817 downh7817 beforeh6440 the goodh2896a, And the wickedh7563 at the gatesh8179 of the righteoush6662.

20

The  apoorh7326 is hatedh8130 evenh1571 by his neighborh7453, But those who loveh157 the richh6223 are manyh7227a.

21

He who  adespisesh936 his neighborh7453 sinsh2398, But  bhappyh835 is he who is gracioush2603a to the  1poorh6035.

22

Will they not goh8582 astrayh8582 who  adeviseh2790a evilh7451b? But kindnessh2617a and truthh571 will be to those who deviseh2790a goodh2896b.

23

In allh3605 laborh6089a there is profith4195, But  1mereh8193 talkh1697 leads onlyh389 to povertyh4270.

24

The  acrownh5850 of the wiseh2450 is their richesh6239, But the follyh200 of foolsh3684 is foolishnessh200.

25

A truthfulh571 witnessh5707 savesh5337 livesh5315, But he who  1 auttersh6315 liesh3577 is  2treacheroush4820.

26

In the  1 afearh3374 of the LORDh3068 there is strongh5797 confidenceh4009, And  2his childrenh1121 will haveh1961 refugeh4268.

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The  1fearh3374 of the LORDh3068 is a fountainh4726 of lifeh2425b, That one may avoidh5493 the snaresh4170 of deathh4194.

28

In a multitudeh7230 of peopleh5971a is a king'sh4428 gloryh1927a, But in the dearthh657 of peopleh3816 is a prince'sh7333 ruinh4288.

29

He whoh750 is  aslowh750 to angerh639 has greath7227a understandingh8394, But he whoh7116 is  1quick-temperedh7116h7307 exaltsh7311 follyh200.

30

A  atranquilh4832 hearth3820 is lifeh2425b to the bodyh1320, But passionh7068 is  brottennessh7538 to the bonesh6106.

31

He  awho oppressesh6231 the poorh1800b tauntsh2778a  bhis Makerh6213a, But he who is gracioush2603a to the needyh34 honorsh3513 Him.

32

The wickedh7563 is  athrusth1760 downh1760 by his  1wrongdoingh7463a, But the  brighteoush6662 hash2620 a refugeh2620 when he diesh4194.

33

Wisdomh2451 restsh5117 in the hearth3820 of one who hash995 understandingh995, But in the  1heartsh7310 of foolsh3684 it is madeh3045 knownh3045.

34

Righteousnessh6666 exaltsh7311 a nationh1471, But sinh2403b is a disgraceh2617b to any peopleh3816.

35

The king'sh4428 favorh7522 is toward a  aservanth5650 who actsh7919a wiselyh7919a, But his angerh5678 is toward him who actsh954 shamefullyh954.



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