Proverbs:14

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* Every wise woman builds her house ; But the foolish plucks it down with her own hands . * He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh ; But he who is perverse in his ways despises him . * In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his ] pride ; But the lips of the wise will preserve them . * Where no oxen are , the crib is clean ; But much increase is by the strength of the ox . * A faithful witness will not lie ; But a false witness utters lies . * A scoffer seeks wisdom , and it is not [found ]; But knowledge is easy to him who has understanding . * Go into the presence of a foolish man , And you will not perceive [in him ] the lips of knowledge . * The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way ; But the folly of fools is deceit . * A trespass-offering mocks fools ; But among the upright there is good will . * The heart knows its own bitterness ; And a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy . * The house of the wicked will be overthrown ; But the tent of the upright will flourish . * There is a way which seems right to a man ; But its end are the ways of death . * Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful ; And the end of mirth is heaviness . * The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways ; And a good man [will be satisfied ] from himself . * The simple believes every word ; But the prudent man looks well to his going . * A wise man fears , and departs from evil ; But the fool bears himself insolently , and is confident . * He who is soon angry will deal foolishly ; And a man of wicked devices is hated . * The simple inherit folly ; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge . * The evil bow down before the good ; And the wicked , at the gates of the righteous . * The poor is hated even of his own fellow man ; But the rich has many friends . * He who despises his fellow man sins ; But he who has pity on the poor , he is happy . * Do they not err who devise evil ? But mercy and truth [will be to ] those who devise good . * In all labor there is profit ; But the talk of the lips [tends ] only to poverty . * The crown of the wise is their riches ; [But ] folly is the diadem of fools . * A true witness delivers souls ; But he who utters lies [causes ] deceit . * In the fear of Yahweh is strong confidence ; And his sons will have a place of refuge . * The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life , That one may avoid the snares of death . * In the multitude of people is the king 's glory ; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince . * He who is slow to anger is of great understanding ; But he who is in a hurry of spirit exalts folly . * A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh ; But envy is the rottenness of the bones . * He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker ; But he who has mercy on the needy honors him . * The wicked is thrust down in his evildoing ; But the righteous has a refuge in his death . * Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding ; But [that which is ] in the inward part of fools is made known . * Righteousness exalts a nation ; But sin is a reproach to any people . * The king 's favor is toward a slave who deals wisely ; But his wrath will be [against ] him who causes shame .

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