NHEBJE - Proverbs - 14

14:1  Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

14:2  He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

14:3  The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

14:5  A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

14:6  A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

14:7  Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

14:8  The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

14:9  Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

14:10  The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

14:11  The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

14:12  There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

14:13  Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.

14:14  The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

14:15  A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

14:16  A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

14:17  He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man 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 person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.

14:21  He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

14:22  Do they not go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

14:23  In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

14:24  The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

14:25  A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

14:26  In the fear of Jehovah is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

14:27  The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

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

14:29  He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

14:30  The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

14:31  He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

14:32  The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

14:33  Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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

14:35  The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.