ASV - Proverbs - 14

14:1  Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

14:2  He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

14:3  In the mouth of the foolish is a rod forhispride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

14:4  Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

14:5  A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

14:6  A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

14:7  Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

14:8  The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

14:9  A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

14:10  The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

14:11  The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

14:12  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

14:13  Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

14:14  The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good manshall be satisfiedfrom himself.

14:15  The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

14:16  A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

14:17  He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

14:18  The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

14:19  The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

14:20  The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

14:21  He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

14:22  Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

14:23  In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

14:24  The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

14:25  A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

14:26  In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

14:27  The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

14:28  In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

14:29  He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

14:30  A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

14:31  He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

14:32  The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

14:33  Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; Butthat which isin the inward part of fools is made known.

14:34  Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

14:35  The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will beagainsthim that causeth shame.