Proverbs 14

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1} The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.

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2} Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.

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3} By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

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4} Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

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5} A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

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6} A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

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7} Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

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8} The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.

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9} Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.

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10} The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

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11} The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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12} There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

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13} Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

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14} The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

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15} The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.

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16} One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

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17} A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.

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18} The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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19} The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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20} The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

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21} Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

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22} Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meetsteadfast love and faithfulness.

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23} In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

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24} The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.

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25} A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

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26} In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.

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27} The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.

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28} In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.

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29} Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

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30} A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.

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31} Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

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32} The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.

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33} Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.

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34} Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

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35} A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.