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| Proverbs 14:1 | The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands. | Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands. |
| Proverbs 14:2 | He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted 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. |
| Proverbs 14:3 | In the fool's mouth is a rod of 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Proverbs 14:6 | A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent. | The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. |
| Proverbs 14:7 | Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge. | Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge. |
| Proverbs 14:8 | The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit. | The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit. |
| Proverbs 14:9 | Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour. | In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Proverbs 14:12 | There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death. | There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. |
| Proverbs 14:13 | Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness. | Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow. |
| Proverbs 14:14 | The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in 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. |
| Proverbs 14:15 | The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going. | The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps. |
| Proverbs 14:16 | A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident. | The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger. |
| Proverbs 14:17 | He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated. | He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet. |
| 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. |
| Proverbs 14:19 | The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man]. | The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. |
| Proverbs 14:20 | He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends. | The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends. |
| Proverbs 14:21 | He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he. | He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. |
| Proverbs 14:22 | Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good. | Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good. |
| Proverbs 14:23 | In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want. | In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor. |
| Proverbs 14:24 | The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly. | Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise. |
| Proverbs 14:25 | A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies. | A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit. |
| 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. |
| Proverbs 14:27 | The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away 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. |
| Proverbs 14:28 | In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince. | A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction. |
| 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. |
| Proverbs 14:30 | A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones. | A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones. |
| Proverbs 14:31 | He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy. | 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. |
| Proverbs 14:32 | The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death. | The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness. |
| Proverbs 14:33 | Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known. | Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish. |
| Proverbs 14:34 | Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples. | By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples. |
| Proverbs 14:35 | The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [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. |
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