Proverbs 14

¹Every wise woman buildeth her house;

²He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;

³In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;

⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;

⁵A faithful witness will not lie;

⁶A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;

⁷Go into the presence of a foolish man,

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;

⁹A trespass-offering mocketh fools;

¹⁰The heart knoweth its own bitterness;

¹¹The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;

¹²There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;

¹³Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;

¹⁴The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;

¹⁵The simple believeth every word;

¹⁶A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;

¹⁷He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;

¹⁸The simple inherit folly;

¹⁹The evil bow down before the good;

²⁰The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;

²¹He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;

²²Do they not err that devise evil?

²³In all labor there is profit;

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches;

²⁵A true witness delivereth souls;

²⁶In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;

²⁷The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,

²⁸In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;

²⁹He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;

³⁰A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;

³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;

³²The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing;

³³Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;

³⁴Righteousness exalteth a nation;

³⁵The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;