Proverbs 14

1Every wise woman
buildeth her house:
but the foolish
plucketh it down
with her hands.

2He that walketh
in his uprightness
feareth the LORD:
but he that is
perverse in his ways
despiseth him.

3In the mouth
of the foolish
is a rod of pride:
but the lips
of the wise
shall preserve them.

4Where no oxen are,
the crib is clean:
but much increase
is by the strength
of the ox.

5A faithful witness
will not lie:
but a false witness
will utter lies.

6A scorner
seeketh wisdom,
and findeth it not:
but knowledge is easy
unto him that understandeth.

7Go
from 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.

9Fools
make a mock at sin:
but among the righteous
there is favour.

10The heart
knoweth
his own bitterness; and
a stranger doth not
intermeddle
with his joy.

11The house
of the wicked
shall be overthrown:
but the tabernacle
of the upright
shall flourish.

12There is
a way which
seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof
are the ways of death.

13Even in laughter
the heart is sorrowful; and
the end of that mirth
is heaviness.

14The backslider
in heart
shall be filled
with his own ways: and
a good man
shall be satisfied

15The simple
believeth every word:
but the prudent man
looketh well
to his going.

16A wise man
feareth,
and departeth from evil:
but the fool rageth,
and is confident.

17He
that is soon angry
dealeth foolishly: and
a man
of wicked devices
is hated.

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

19The evil
bow before the good;
and the wicked
at the gates
of the righteous.

20The poor is hated
even of his own neighbour:
but the rich
hath many friends.

21He
that despiseth his neighbour
sinneth:
but he that hath
mercy on the poor,
happy is he.

22Do they
not err
that devise evil?
but mercy and truth
shall be
to them that devise good.

23In all labour
there is profit:
but the talk of the lips
tendeth only
to penury.

24The crown of the wise
is their riches:
but the foolishness
of fools is folly.

25A true witness
delivereth souls:
but a deceitful witness
speaketh lies.

26In the fear
of the LORD is strong confidence: and
his children
shall have a place
of refuge.

27The fear
of the LORD
is a fountain of life,
to depart from
the snares of death.

28In the multitude
of people
is the king's honour:
but in the want
of people
is the destruction
of the prince.

29He that
is slow
to wrath
is of great understanding:
but he that is hasty
of spirit
exalteth folly.

30A sound heart
is the life of the flesh:
but envy the rottenness
of the bones.

31He that oppresseth the poor
reproacheth his Maker:
but he that honoureth him
hath mercy
on the poor.

32The wicked
is driven away
in his wickedness:
but the righteous
hath hope in his death.

33Wisdom resteth
in the heart of him
that hath understanding:
but that which is
in the midst of fools
is made known.

34Righteousness exalteth a nation:
but sin is a reproach
to any people.

35The king's favour
is toward a wise servant:
but his wrath
is against him
that causeth shame.