LITV - Proverbs - 14

14:1  A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her own hands.

14:2  He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but the perverse in his ways despises Him.

14:3  A rod of pride is in the mouth of a fool, but the lips of the wise shall keep them.

14:4  The stall is clean where there are no cattle, but much gain is by the strength of an ox.

14:5  A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness breathes lies.

14:6  A scorner seeks wisdom, but finds it not, yet knowledge is swift to the discerning.

14:7  Go from before a foolish man, or you will not see the lips of knowledge.

14:8  The wisdom of the wise is to understand his way, but the foolishness of fools is deceit.

14:9  Fools laugh at guilt offering, but among the righteous is favor.

14:10  The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, and a stranger does not mix in its joy.

14:11  The wicked's house shall be thrown down, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

14:12  There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death.

14:13  Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that joy is heaviness.

14:14  The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man from himself.

14:15  The simple believes every word, but the wise considers his step.

14:16  The wise fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is sure.

14:17  He who is short of temper acts foolishly; and a man of evil plots is hated.

14:18  The simple inherit foolishness, but the wise are crowned with knowledge.

14:19  The evil bow before the good; yea, the wicked at the gates of the just.

14:20  The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

14:21  He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, Oh how happy is he!

14:22  Do not those who think evil go astray? But mercy and truth will be to those who think of good.

14:23  In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tends only to poverty.

14:24  The crown of the wise is their riches of wisdom ; the foolishness of fools is folly.

14:25  A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

14:26  In the fear of Jehovah is strong trust, and His sons shall have a hiding place.

14:27  The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from snares of death.

14:28  In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.

14:29  One slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is short of spirit exalts folly.

14:30  A healthy heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

14:31  He who oppresses the poor curses his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

14:32  The wicked is thrust out in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.

14:33  Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent, but among fools it is revealed.

14:34  Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a shame to any people.

14:35  The king's favor is toward a servant who acts prudently, but his wrath takes place on one causing shame.