Proverbs 14

14Every ^awise woman ^abbuildeth her house:

But the foolish ^cplucketh it down with her hands.

²He ^ccthat walketh in ^dhis uprightness feareth the Lord:

But ^ehe that is ^fperverse in his ways despiseth him.

³In the mouth of the foolish is a ^grod of pride:

But ^hthe lips of the wise shall preserve them.

⁴Where no oxen are, the ⁱcrib is clean:

But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

⁵A ^kfaithful witness will not lie:

But ^la false witness ^llwill utter lies.

⁶A scorner ^mseeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:

But ^mmknowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

⁷Go ⁿfrom the presence of a foolish man,

When thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way:

But the folly of fools is deceit.

^9oFools ^pmake a mock at sin:

But among the righteous there is ^qfavour.

¹⁰The heart knoweth ^†his own bitterness;

And a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

^11rThe house of the wicked shall be overthrown:

But ^rthe tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

^12sThere is a way which seemeth right unto a man,

But ^tuthe end thereof are the ways of death.

¹³Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;

And ^uwthe end of that mirth is ^xheaviness.

¹⁴The backslider in heart ^yshall be filled with his own ways:

And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

¹⁵The simple believeth every word:

But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

^16zA wise man feareth, and ^adeparteth from evil:

But the fool ^brageth, and is confident.

¹⁷He that is ^csoon angry dealeth foolishly:

And a man of wicked devices is hated.

¹⁸The ^dsimple inherit folly:

But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹The evil bow before the good;

And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

^20eThe poor is hated even of his own neighbour:

But ^†the rich hath many friends.

²¹He that ^fdespiseth his neighbour sinneth:

But he that hath mercy on the poor, ^ghappy is he.

²²Do they not err that ^hdevise evil?

But ⁱmercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

²³In all labour there is profit:

But the talk of the lips ^ktendeth only to penury.

^24lThe crown of the wise is their riches:

But the foolishness of fools is folly.

²⁵A true witness delivereth souls:

But a deceitful witness ^mspeaketh lies.

²⁶In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence:

And his children shall have ⁿa place of refuge.

²⁷The fear of the Lord is ^oa fountain of life,

^pTo depart from the snares of death.

^28qIn the multitude of people is the king’s honour:

But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

²⁹He that is ^rslow to wrath is of great understanding:

But he that is ^†hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

³⁰A ^ssound heart is ^sthe life of the flesh:

But ^tenvy the ^urottenness of the bones.

³¹He that oppresseth the poor ^xreproacheth ^xyhis Maker:

But he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

³²The wicked is driven away ^yyin his wickedness:

But ^zthe righteous hath hope in his death.

³³Wisdom ^aresteth in the heart of him that hath understanding:

But ^aathat which is ^bin the midst of fools is made known.

³⁴Righteousness exalteth a nation:

But sin is a ^creproach ^†to any people.

^35dThe king’s favour is toward a wise servant:

But his wrath is against him ^ethat causeth shame.