Proverbs 14

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1The 1wiseH2450 womanH802 buildsH1129 her houseH1004, But the foolishH200 tearsH2040 it downH2040 with her own handsH3027.2He who 2walksH1980 in his uprightnessH3476 fearsH3372 the LordH3068, But he who is 3deviousH3868 in his waysH1870 despisesH959 Him.3In the mouthH6310 of the foolishH191 is a rodH2415 4for his backH1346, But 5the lipsH8193 of the wiseH2450 will protectH8104 them.4Where noH369 oxenH504 are, the mangerH18 is cleanH1249, But muchH7230 revenueH8393 comes by the strengthH3581 of the oxH7794.5A 6trustworthyH529 witnessH5707 will not lieH3576, But a 7falseH8267 witnessH5707 89uttersH6315 liesH3577.6A scofferH3917 seeksH1245 wisdomH2451 and finds noneH369, But knowledgeH1847 is easyH7043 to one who hasH995 understandingH995.7LeaveH1980 the 10presenceH5048 of a foolH3684, Or you will not 11discernH3045 12wordsH8193 of knowledgeH1847.8The wisdomH2451 of the sensibleH6175 is to understandH995 his wayH1870, But 13the foolishnessH200 of foolsH3684 is deceitH4820.9FoolsH191 mockH3917 at 14sinH817, But 15amongH996 the uprightH3477 there is 16goodH7522 willH7522.10The heartH3820 knowsH3045 its ownH5315 17bitternessH4787, And a strangerH2114 does not shareH6148 its joyH8057.11The 18houseH1004 of the wickedH7563 will be destroyedH8045, But the tentH168 of the uprightH3477 will flourishH6524.12ThereH3426 19is a wayH1870 which seems rightH3477 to a manH376, But its 20endH319 is the wayH1870 of deathH4194.13EvenH1571 in laughterH7814 the heartH3820 may be in painH3510, And the 21endH319 of joyH8057 may be griefH8424.14The backsliderH5472 in heartH3820 will haveH7646 his 22fillH7646 of his own waysH1870, But a goodH2896 manH376 will 23be satisfied 24with his.15The 25naiveH6612 believesH539 everythingH3605, But the sensibleH6175 manH6175 considersH995 his stepsH804.16A wiseH2450 manH2450 26is cautiousH3372 and 27turnsH5493 awayH5493 from evilH7451, But a foolH3684 is arrogantH5674 and carelessH982.17A quick-temperedH7116H639 man actsH6213 foolishlyH200, And a manH376 of evilH4209 devicesH4209 is hatedH8130.18The 28naiveH6612 inheritH5157 foolishnessH200, But the sensibleH6175 are crownedH3803 with knowledgeH1847.19The 29evilH7451 will bowH7817 downH7817 beforeH6440 the goodH2896, And the wickedH7563 at the gatesH8179 of the righteousH6662.20The 30poorH7326 is hatedH8130 evenH1571 by his neighborH7453, But those who loveH157 the richH6223 are manyH7227.21He who 31despisesH936 his neighborH7453 sinsH2398, But 32happyH835 is he who is graciousH2603 to the 33poorH6035.22Will they not goH8582 astrayH8582 who 34deviseH2790 evilH7451? But kindnessH2617 and truthH571 will be to those who deviseH2790 goodH2896.23In allH3605 laborH6089 there is profitH4195, But 35mereH8193 talkH1697 leads onlyH389 to povertyH4270.24The 36crownH5850 of the wiseH2450 is their richesH6239, But the follyH200 of foolsH3684 is foolishnessH200.25A truthfulH571 witnessH5707 savesH5337 livesH5315, But he who 3738uttersH6315 liesH3577 is 39treacherousH4820.26In the 4041fearH3374 of the LordH3068 there is strongH5797 confidenceH4009, And 42his childrenH1121 will haveH1961 refugeH4268.27The 43fearH3374 of the LordH3068 is a fountainH4726 of lifeH2425, That one may avoidH5493 the snaresH4170 of deathH4194.28In a multitudeH7230 of peopleH5971 is a king’sH4428 gloryH1927, But in the dearthH657 of peopleH3816 is a prince’sH7333 ruinH4288.29He whoH750 is 44slowH750 to angerH639 has greatH7227 understandingH8394, But he whoH7116 is 45quick-temperedH7116H7307 exaltsH7311 follyH200.30A 46tranquilH4832 heartH3820 is lifeH2425 to the bodyH1320, But passionH7068 is 47rottennessH7538 to the bonesH6106.31He 48who oppressesH6231 the poorH1800 tauntsH2778 49his MakerH6213, But he who is graciousH2603 to the needyH34 honorsH3513 Him.32The wickedH7563 is 50thrustH1760 downH1760 by his 51wrongdoingH7463, But the 52righteousH6662 hasH2620 a refugeH2620 when he diesH4194.33WisdomH2451 restsH5117 in the heartH3820 of one who hasH995 understandingH995, But in the 53heartsH7130 of foolsH3684 it is madeH3045 knownH3045.34RighteousnessH6666 exaltsH7311 a nationH1471, But sinH2403 is a disgraceH2617 to any peopleH3816.35The king’sH4428 favorH7522 is toward a 54servantH5650 who actsH7919 wiselyH7919, But his angerH5678 is toward him who actsH954 shamefullyH954.