Proverbs 14
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Proverbs 14:23-31

23In allH3605 laborH6089 there is profitH4195, But 1mereH8193 talkH1697 leads onlyH389 to povertyH4270.24The 2crownH5850 of the wiseH2450 is their richesH6239, But the foolishnessH200 of foolsH3684 is simply foolishnessH200.25A truthfulH571 witnessH5707 savesH5337 livesH5315, But one who 3declaresH6315 liesH3577 is 4deceitfulH4820.26In 56the fearH3374 of the LordH3068 there is strongH5797 confidenceH4009, And 7his childrenH1121 will haveH1961 refugeH4268.278The fearH3374 of the LordH3068 is a fountainH4726 of lifeH2425, By which one may avoidH5493 the snaresH4170 of deathH4194.28In a multitudeH7230 of peopleH5971 is a king’sH4428 gloryH1927, But in the scarcityH657 of peopleH3816 is a prince’sH7333 ruinH4288.29One who is 9slowH750 to angerH639 has greatH7227 understandingH8394; But one who is 10quick-temperedH7116H7307 exaltsH7311 foolishnessH200.30A 11tranquilH4832 heartH3820 is lifeH2425 to the bodyH1320, But jealousyH7068 is 12rottennessH7538 to the bonesH6106.31One 13who oppressesH6231 the poorH1800 tauntsH2778 14his MakerH6213, But one who is graciousH2603 to the needyH34 honorsH3513 Him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 14:23 Lit word of lips ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 14:24 Prov 10:22; 13:8; 21:20 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 14:25 Prov 14:5 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 14:25 Lit a fraud ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 14:26 Or reverence for ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 14:26 Prov 18:10; 19:23; Is 33:6 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 14:26 Or His ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 14:27 Or Reverence for ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 14:29 Prov 16:32; 19:11; Eccl 7:9; James 1:19 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 14:30 Prov 15:13 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 14:30 Prov 12:4; Hab 3:16 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 14:31 Prov 17:5; Matt 25:40; 1 John 3:17 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 14:31 Job 31:15; Prov 22:2 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 14

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