2024-02-13 14:51:40 +00:00
|
|
|
|
Proverbs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chapter 14.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
|
2024-02-13 19:11:41 +00:00
|
|
|
|
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
|
2024-02-13 14:51:40 +00:00
|
|
|
|
The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
|
|
|
|
|
|
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
|
|
|
|
|
|
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
|
|
|
|
|
|
A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
|
|
|
|
|
|
A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
|
|
|
|
|
|
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
|
|
|
|
|
|
He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
|
|
|
|
|
|
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
|
2024-02-13 19:11:41 +00:00
|
|
|
|
In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
|
2024-02-13 14:51:40 +00:00
|
|
|
|
In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
|
|
|
|
|
|
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
|
|
|
|
|
|
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
|
