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| Proverbs 14:1 | Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. | Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands. | Every wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. | A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built. |
| Proverbs 14:2 | He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. | He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour. | He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him. | He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, Cis despised by him that goeth by an infamous way. |
| Proverbs 14:3 | In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them. | In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe. | The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, But the lips of the wise protect them. | In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them. |
| Proverbs 14:4 | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox. | Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox. | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, But much increase is by the strength of the ox. | Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest. |
| Proverbs 14:5 | A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies. | A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit. | A truthful witness will not lie, But a false witness pours out lies. | A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie. |
| Proverbs 14:6 | A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. | The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. | A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. | A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy. |
| Proverbs 14:7 | Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge. | Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge. | Stay away from a foolish man, For you won't find knowledge on his lips. | Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence. |
| Proverbs 14:8 | The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit. | The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit. | The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, But the folly of fools is deceit. | The wisdom of a. discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth. |
| Proverbs 14:9 | A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will. | In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace. | Fools mock at making atonement for sins, But among the upright there is good will. | A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide. |
| Proverbs 14:10 | The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. | No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy. | The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; He will not share these with a stranger. | The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle. |
| Proverbs 14:11 | The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish. | The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well. | The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish. | The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacles of the just shall flourish. |
| Proverbs 14:12 | There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death. | There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. | There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death. | There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death. |
| Proverbs 14:13 | Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness. | Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow. | Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, And mirth may end in heaviness. | Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the end of joy. |
| Proverbs 14:14 | The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. | He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings. | The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; Likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways. | A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him. |
| Proverbs 14:15 | The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going. | The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps. | The simple believes everything, But the prudent man carefully considers his ways. | The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight. |
| Proverbs 14:16 | A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident. | The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger. | A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless. | A wise man feareth and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over and is confident. |
| Proverbs 14:17 | He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated. | He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet. | He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, And a crafty man is hated. | The impatient man shall work folly: and the crafty man is hateful. |
| Proverbs 14:18 | The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge. | The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent, shall look for knowledge. |
| Proverbs 14:19 | The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous. | The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. | The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous. | The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just. |
| Proverbs 14:20 | The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends. | The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends. | The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, But the rich person has many friends. | The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many. |
| Proverbs 14:21 | He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he. | He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. | He who despises his neighbor sins, But blessed is he who has pity on the poor. | He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy. |
| Proverbs 14:22 | Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good. | Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good. | Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good. | They err that work evil: but mercy and truth prepare good things. |
| Proverbs 14:23 | In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury. | In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor. | In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. | In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want. |
| Proverbs 14:24 | The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly. | Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise. | The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools crowns them with folly. | The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence. |
| Proverbs 14:25 | A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit. | A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit. | A truthful witness saves souls, But a false witness is deceitful. | A faithful witness delivereth souls: and the double dealer uttereth lies. |
| Proverbs 14:26 | In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge. | For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place. | In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, And he will be a refuge for his children. | In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children. |
| Proverbs 14:27 | The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. | The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death. | The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people from the snares of death. | The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death. |
| Proverbs 14:28 | In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. | A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction. | In the multitude of people is the king's glory, But in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. | In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of people the dishonour of the prince. |
| Proverbs 14:29 | He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. | He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish. | He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who has a quick temper displays folly. | He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly. |
| Proverbs 14:30 | A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones. | A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones. | The life of the body is a heart at peace, But envy rots the bones. | Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones. |
| Proverbs 14:31 | He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him. | He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour. | He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him. | He that oppresseth the poor, upbraideth his Maker: but he that hath pity on the poor, honoureth him. |
| Proverbs 14:32 | The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death. | The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness. | The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge. | The wicked man shall be driven out in his wickedness: but the just hath hope in his death. |
| Proverbs 14:33 | Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known. | Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish. | Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, And is even made known in the inward part of fools. | In the heart of the prudent resteth wisdom, and it shall instruct all the ignorant. |
| Proverbs 14:34 | Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people. | By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples. | Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. | Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable. |
| Proverbs 14:35 | The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame. | The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame. | The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, But his wrath is toward one who causes shame. | A wise servant is acceptable to the king: he that is good for nothing shall feel his anger. |
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