Proverbs 14: ¹ Every wise woman builds up her home, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands. ²A person with conduct ADONAI, but a person who is devious scorns him. ³ From the mouth of a sprouts pride, but the lips of the wise them. ⁴ Where there are no oxen, the stalls are clean; but much is produced by the strength of an ox. ⁵ An honest witness will not lie, but a false witness lies with every breath. ⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge comes easily to someone with discernment. ⁷ Keep clear of a fool, for you won't hear a sensible word from him. ⁸ The wisdom of the cautious makes him know where he is going, but the folly of fools misleads them. ⁹ Guilt offerings make a mockery of fools; but among the upright there is good will. ¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy. ¹¹ The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. ¹² There can be a way which seems to a person, but at its end are the ways of . ¹³ Even in laughter the heart can be sad, and joy may end in sorrow. ¹⁴ A backslider is filled up with his own ways, but a good person gets satisfaction from himself. ¹⁵ One who doesn't think believes every word, but the cautious understands his steps. ¹⁶ A wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident. ¹⁷ He who is quick-tempered does things, and one who does vile things is . ¹⁸ Thoughtless people inherit folly, but the are crowned with knowledge. ¹⁹ The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. ²⁰ The poor are disliked even by their peers, but the rich have many friends. ²¹ He who despises his fellow sins, but he who shows to the is . ²² Won't those who plot evil go astray? But and truth are for those who good. ²³ In all work there profit, but mere talk produces only poverty. ²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is just that- folly. ²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives, but a liar misdirects [judgment]. ²⁶ In the of ADONAI is security; for his there a place of . ²⁷ The of ADONAI is a fountain of life enabling one to . ²⁸ A king's glory lies in having many subjects; if the prince's people are few, it is his ruin. ²⁹ Being to anger goes with great understanding, being quick-tempered makes folly still . ³⁰ A gives health to the body, but envy rots the bones. ³¹ The oppressor of the poor insults his maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. ³² The wicked are brought down by their wrongdoing, but the righteous can be confident even at death. ³³ Wisdom is at rest in a person with discernment, but in fools it has to call attention to itself. ³⁴ Righteousness makes a nation great, but sin degrades any people. ³⁵ A king shows favor to a servant with good sense, but his wrath strikes one who shames [him].

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