| Chapter 14 |
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Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. --
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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. --
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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them. --
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Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox. --
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A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies. --
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A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. --
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Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge. --
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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit. --
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A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will. --
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The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. --
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The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish. --
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death. --
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Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness. --
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The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. --
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The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going. --
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A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident. --
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He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated. --
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The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. --
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The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous. --
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The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends. --
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He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he. --
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Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good. --
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In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury. --
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The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly. --
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A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit. --
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In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge. --
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The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. --
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In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. --
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He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. --
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A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones. --
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He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him. --
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The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death. --
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Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known. --
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Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people. --
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The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame. --
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