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

Pro 14:1Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs hers down with her hands.

Pro 14:2He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonoured.

Pro 14:3Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.

Pro 14:4Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.

Pro 14:5

Pro 14:5A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

Pro 14:6

Pro 14:6Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.

Pro 14:7

Pro 14:7All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

Pro 14:8

Pro 14:8The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.

Pro 14:9

Pro 14:9The houses of transgressors [fn]will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable.

Pro 14:10

Pro 14:10If a man's [fn]mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.

Pro 14:11

Pro 14:11The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.

Pro 14:12

Pro 14:12There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it [fn]reach to the depth of hell.

Pro 14:13

Pro 14:13Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.

Pro 14:14

Pro 14:14A [fn]stout-hearted man shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.

Pro 14:15

Pro 14:15The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to after-thought.

Pro 14:16

Pro 14:16A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.

Pro 14:17

Pro 14:17A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.

Pro 14:18

Pro 14:18Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.

Pro 14:19

Pro 14:19Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.

Pro 14:20

Pro 14:20Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.

Pro 14:21

Pro 14:21He that dishonours the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.

Pro 14:22

Pro 14:22They 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.

Pro 14:23

Pro 14:23With every one who is careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in want.

Pro 14:24

Pro 14:24A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.

Pro 14:25

Pro 14:25A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful man kindles falsehoods.

Pro 14:26

Pro 14:26In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.

Pro 14:27

Pro 14:27The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.

Pro 14:28

Pro 14:28In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.

Pro 14:29

Pro 14:29A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.

Pro 14:30

Pro 14:30A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.

Pro 14:31

Pro 14:31He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honours him has pity upon the poor.

Pro 14:32

Pro 14:32The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but [fn]he who is secure in his own holiness is just.

Pro 14:33

Pro 14:33There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned.

Pro 14:34

Pro 14:34Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.

Pro 14:35

Pro 14:35An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behaviour he removes disgrace.

BES Footnotes

(14:9)

Gr. shall owe. See Job 6:21.

(14:10)

Or, heart be sensitive.

(14:12)

Gr. come.

(14:14)

Lit. bold-hearted.

(14:32)

Comp. Heb.

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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