Proverbs 14

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1} Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

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2} Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

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3} In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

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4} Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is the increase by the power of the ox.

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5} A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

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6} A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.

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7} Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

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8} The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.

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9} Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.

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10} The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

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11} The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.

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12} There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.

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13} Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy is affliction.

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14} From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.

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15} The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

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16} The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

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17} Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

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18} The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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19} The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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20} Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.

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21} Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

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22} Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth are to those devising good,

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23} In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is only to want.

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

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25} A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

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26} In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

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27} The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

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28} In the multitude of a people is the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

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29} Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

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30} A healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones is envy.

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31} An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

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32} In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death is the righteous.

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33} In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

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34} Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples is a sin-offering.

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35} The favour of a king is to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!