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Proverbs

ESV

Chapter 14

¹The wisest of women builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. ²Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. ³By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. ⁴Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. ⁵A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. ⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for him who understands. ⁷Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. ⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit. ⁹Fools mock at the guilt offering, but among the upright there is favor. ¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. ¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. ¹²There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. ¹³Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. ¹⁴The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, and a good man will be satisfied with what comes from him. ¹⁵The simple believes everything, but the prudent considers his steps. ¹⁶One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. ¹⁷A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. ¹⁸The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. ¹⁹The evil bow down before the good, evil people at the gates of the righteous. ²⁰The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. ²¹Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. ²²Do not those who devise evil go astray? But grace and truth will be to those who devise good. ²³In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. ²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly. ²⁵A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful. ²⁶In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. ²⁷The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. ²⁸In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. ²⁹Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. ³⁰A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. ³¹Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. ³²The wicked is overthrown through his wickedness, but the righteous finds refuge in his death. ³³Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools. ³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. ³⁵A king's favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, but his wrath is toward him who causes shame.