Proverbs 14 — Legacy Standard Bible

14The ¹^,^awise woman builds her house,But the woman of folly tears it down with her own hands.²He who ^awalks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,But he who is ^bdevious in his ways despises Him.³In the mouth of the ignorant fool is a rod of lofty pride,But ^athe lips of the wise will keep them.⁴Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.⁵A ^afaithful witness will not lie,But a ^bfalse witness ^cbreathes out lies.⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.⁷Leave the ^apresence of a fool,As you have not known lips of knowledge there.⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,But ^athe folly of fools is deceit.⁹Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,But ^aamong the upright there is favor.¹⁰The heart knows its own ^abitterness,And a stranger does not share its gladness.¹¹The ^ahouse of the wicked will be destroyed,But the tent of the upright will flourish.¹²There ^ais a way which seems right to a man,But its ^bend is the way of death.¹³Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,And the ^aend of joy may be grief.¹⁴The one who turns back in his heart will be satisfied with his ^aways,But a good man will ^bbe satisfied ¹with his.¹⁵The simple believes everything,But the prudent one discerns his steps.¹⁶A wise man fears and ^aturns away from evil,But a fool gets angry and feels secure.¹⁷A quick-tempered man acts in folly,And a man of evil schemes is hated.¹⁸The simple inherit folly,But the prudent are ¹crowned with knowledge.¹⁹The ^aevil will bow down before the good,And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.²⁰The ^apoor is hated even by his neighbor,But those who love the rich are many.²¹He who ^adespises his neighbor sins,But how ^bblessed is he who is gracious to the ¹poor.²²Will they not wander in error who ^adevise evil?But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.²³In all painful labor there is profit,But mere words from the lips lead only to want.²⁴The ^acrown of the wise is their riches,But the folly of fools is folly.²⁵A truthful witness delivers souls,But he who ^abreathes out lies is deceitful.²⁶In the ¹^,^afear of Yahweh there is strong security,And ²his children will have refuge.²⁷The ¹fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life,To turn aside from the snares of death.²⁸In a multitude of people is a king’s splendor,But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin.²⁹He who is ^aslow to anger has great discernment,But he who is ¹quick-tempered raises up folly.³⁰A ¹^,^atranquil heart is life to the body,But jealousy is ^brottenness to the bones.³¹He ^awho oppresses the poor reproaches ^bhis Maker,But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.³²The wicked is ^athrust down by his own evil,But the ^brighteous takes refuge even in his death.³³Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,But in the midst of fools it is merely made known.³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation,But sin is a disgrace to any people.³⁵The king’s favor is toward a ^aservant who acts insightfully,But his fury is toward him who acts shamefully.