The Proverbs 14

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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 ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain