Proverbs 14 - American Standard Version 2015

¹ Every wise woman buildeth her house;\par\tab But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

² He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;\par\tab But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for {\i his} pride;\par\tab But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;\par\tab But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie;\par\tab But a false witness uttereth lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and {\i findeth it} not;\par\tab But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

⁷ Go into the presence of a foolish man,\par\tab And thou shalt not perceive {\i in him} the lips of knowledge.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;\par\tab But the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹ A trespass-offering mocketh fools;\par\tab But among the upright there is good will.

¹⁰ The heart knoweth its own bitterness;\par\tab And a stranger doth not inter-meddle with its joy.

¹¹ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;\par\tab But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

¹² There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;\par\tab But the end thereof are the ways of death.

¹³ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;\par\tab And the end of mirth is heaviness.

¹⁴ The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;\par\tab And a good man {\i shall be satisfied} from himself.

¹⁵ The simple believeth every word;\par\tab But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;\par\tab But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

¹⁷ He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;\par\tab And a man of wicked devices is hated.

¹⁸ The simple inherit folly;\par\tab But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹ The evil bow down before the good;\par\tab And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰ The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;\par\tab But the rich hath many friends.

²¹ He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;\par\tab But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

²² Do they not err that devise evil?\par\tab But mercy and truth {\i shall be to} them that devise good.

²³ In all labor there is profit;\par\tab But the talk of the lips {\i tendeth} only to penury.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches;\par\tab {\i But} the folly of fools is {\i only} folly.

²⁵ A true witness delivereth souls;\par\tab But he that uttereth lies {\i causeth} deceit.

²⁶ In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;\par\tab And his children shall have a place of refuge.

²⁷ The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,\par\tab That one may depart from the snares of death.

²⁸ In the multitude of people is the king's glory;\par\tab But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

²⁹ He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;\par\tab But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

³⁰ A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;\par\tab But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

³¹ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;\par\tab But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

³² The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing;\par\tab But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

³³ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;\par\tab But {\i that which is} in the inward part of fools is made known.

³⁴ Righteousness exalteth a nation;\par\tab But sin is a reproach to any people.

³⁵ The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;\par\tab But his wrath will be {\i against} him that causeth shame.\par