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Proverbs 14 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs hers down with her hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonoured.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3 - Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:4 - Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:6 - Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:7 - All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 - The houses of transgressors [fn]will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:10 - If a man's [fn]mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:11 - The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12 - There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it [fn]reach to the depth of hell.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:13 - Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:14 - A [fn]stout-hearted man shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to after-thought.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:16 - A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17 - A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:19 - Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21 - He that dishonours the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:22 - They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:23 - With every one who is careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in want.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24 - A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful man kindles falsehoods.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:26 - In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:28 - In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:30 - A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honours him has pity upon the poor.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:32 - The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but [fn]he who is secure in his own holiness is just.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:33 - There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:35 - An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behaviour he removes disgrace.
BES Footnotes
Gr. shall owe. See Job 6:21.
Or, heart be sensitive.
Gr. come.
Lit. bold-hearted.
Comp. Heb.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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