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| Proverbs 14:1 | Every wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. | Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands. |
| Proverbs 14:2 | He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises 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 | The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, But the lips of the wise protect 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 truthful witness will not lie, But a false witness pours out lies. | A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit. |
| Proverbs 14:6 | A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. | The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. |
| Proverbs 14:7 | Stay away from a foolish man, For you won't find knowledge on his lips. | 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 think about 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. |
| Proverbs 14:9 | Fools mock at making atonement for sins, 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. |
| Proverbs 14:10 | The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; He will not share these with a stranger. | 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 will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will 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 which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to 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 may be sorrowful, And mirth may end in heaviness. | Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow. |
| Proverbs 14:14 | The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; Likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways. | 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 believes everything, But the prudent man carefully considers his ways. | 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 fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless. | 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 who is quick to become angry will commit folly, And a crafty man 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 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. |
| Proverbs 14:20 | The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, But the rich person has many friends. | The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends. |
| Proverbs 14:21 | He who despises his neighbor sins, But blessed is he who has pity on the poor. | He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. |
| Proverbs 14:22 | Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan 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 hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. | 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, But the folly of fools crowns them with folly. | Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise. |
| Proverbs 14:25 | A truthful witness saves souls, But a false witness is deceitful. | 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 Yahweh is a secure fortress, And he will be a refuge for his children. | 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 Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people 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 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. |
| Proverbs 14:29 | He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who has a quick temper displays 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 | The life of the body is a heart at peace, But envy rots the bones. | A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones. |
| Proverbs 14:31 | He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors 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. |
| Proverbs 14:32 | The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge. | The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness. |
| Proverbs 14:33 | Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, And is even made known in the inward part of fools. | Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish. |
| Proverbs 14:34 | Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. | By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples. |
| Proverbs 14:35 | The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, But his wrath is toward one who causes 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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