| Chapter
14 |
| 1 | Every
wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her
hands. |
| 2 | He that walketh
in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways
despiseth him. |
| 3 | In the
mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve
them. |
| 4 | Where no oxen
are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. |
| 5 | A faithful witness will not
lie: but a false witness will utter lies. |
| 6 | A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but
knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. |
|
7 | Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou
perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. |
| 8 | The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but
the folly of fools is deceit. |
| 9
| Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. |
| 10 | The heart knoweth his own
bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. |
| 11 | The house of the wicked shall be
overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. |
| 12 | There is a way which seemeth right
unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. |
| 13 | Even in laughter the heart is
sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. |
|
14 | The backslider in heart shall be filled with his
own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. |
| 15 | The simple believeth every word: but
the prudent man looketh well to his going. |
| 16 | A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the
fool rageth, and is confident. |
| 17
| He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices
is hated. |
| 18 | The simple
inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. |
| 19 | The evil bow before the good; and the
wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| 20 | The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the
rich hath many friends. |
| 21 |
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the
poor, happy is he. |
| 22 | Do
they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise
good. |
| 23 | In all labour
there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. |
| 24 | The crown of the wise is their
riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. |
|
25 | A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful
witness speaketh lies. |
| 26 |
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a
place of refuge. |
| 27 | The
fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. |
| 28 | In the multitude of
people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of
the prince. |
| 29 | He that
is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit
exalteth folly. |
| 30 | A
sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. |
| 31 | He that oppresseth the
poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the
poor. |
| 32 | The wicked is
driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. |
| 33 | Wisdom resteth in the
heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools
is made known. |
| 34 |
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. |
| 35 | The king's favour is toward a
wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. |
