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rsv@Proverbs:14:1 @ Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.

rsv@Proverbs:14:2 @ He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.

rsv@Proverbs:14:3 @ The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

rsv@Proverbs:14:4 @ Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

rsv@Proverbs:14:5 @ A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

rsv@Proverbs:14:6 @ A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

rsv@Proverbs:14:7 @ Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

rsv@Proverbs:14:8 @ The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.

rsv@Proverbs:14:9 @ God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor.

rsv@Proverbs:14:10 @ The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

rsv@Proverbs:14:11 @ The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

rsv@Proverbs:14:12 @ There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

rsv@Proverbs:14:13 @ Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief.

rsv@Proverbs:14:14 @ A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.

rsv@Proverbs:14:15 @ The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going.

rsv@Proverbs:14:16 @ A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.

rsv@Proverbs:14:17 @ A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.

rsv@Proverbs:14:18 @ The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

rsv@Proverbs:14:19 @ The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

rsv@Proverbs:14:20 @ The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

rsv@Proverbs:14:21 @ He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.

rsv@Proverbs:14:22 @ Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.

rsv@Proverbs:14:23 @ In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want.

rsv@Proverbs:14:24 @ The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.

rsv@Proverbs:14:25 @ A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer.

rsv@Proverbs:14:26 @ In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.

rsv@Proverbs:14:27 @ The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.

rsv@Proverbs:14:28 @ In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.

rsv@Proverbs:14:29 @ He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

rsv@Proverbs:14:30 @ A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.

rsv@Proverbs:14:31 @ He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

rsv@Proverbs:14:32 @ The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.

rsv@Proverbs:14:33 @ Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.

rsv@Proverbs:14:34 @ Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

rsv@Proverbs:14:35 @ A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

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