Pro 14:1
The [fn]wise H2450 woman H802 builds H1129 her house H1004,
But the woman H200 of folly H200 tears H2040 it down H2040 with her own hands H3027.
Pro 14:2
He who walks H1980 in his uprightness H3476 fears H3372 Yahweh H3068,
But he who is devious H3868 in his ways H1870 despises H959 Him.
Pro 14:3
In the mouth H6310 of the ignorant H191 fool H191 is a rod H2415 of lofty H1346 pride H1346,
But the lips H8193 of the wise H2450 will keep H8104 them.
Pro 14:4
Where no H369 oxen H504 are, the manger H18 is clean H1249,
But much H7230 revenue H8393 comes by the strength H3581 of the ox H7794.
Pro 14:5
A faithful H529 witness H5707 will not lie H3576,
But a false H8267 witness H5707 breathes H6315 out H6315 lies H3577.
Pro 14:6
A scoffer H3887 seeks H1245 wisdom H2451 and finds none H369,
But knowledge H1847 is H7043 easy H7043 to one who has H995 understanding H995.
Pro 14:7
Leave H1980 the presence H5048 of a fool H3684,
As you have not known H3045 lips H8193 of knowledge H1847 there.
Pro 14:8
The wisdom H2451 of the prudent H6175 is to understand H995 his way H1870,
But the folly H200 of fools H3684 is deceit H4820.
Pro 14:9
Ignorant H191 fools H191 scoff H3887 at guilt H817,
But among H996 the upright H3477 there is favor H7522.
Pro 14:10
The heart H3820 knows H3045 its own H5315 bitterness H4787,
And a stranger H2114 does not share H6148 its gladness H8057.
Pro 14:11
The house H1004 of the wicked H7563 will be destroyed H8045,
But the tent H168 of the upright H3477 will flourish H6524.
Pro 14:12
There H3426 is H3426 a way H1870 which seems right H3477 to a man H376,
But its end H319 is the way H1870 of death H4194.
Pro 14:13
Even H1571 in laughter H7814 the heart H3820 may be H3510 in H3510 pain H3510,
And the end H319 of joy H8057 may be grief H8424.
Pro 14:14
The one who turns H5472 back H5472 in his heart H3820 will be H7646 satisfied H7646 with his ways H1870,
But a good H2896 man H376 will be satisfied [fn]with his.
Pro 14:15
The simple H6612 believes H539 everything H3605,
But the prudent H6175 one H6175 discerns H995 his steps H838.
Pro 14:16
A wise H2450 man H2450 fears H3372 and turns H5493 away H5493 from evil H7451,
But a fool H3684 gets angry H5674 and feels secure H982.
Pro 14:17
A quick-tempered H7116 H639 man acts H6213 in folly H200,
And a man H376 of evil H4209 schemes H4209 is hated H8130.
Pro 14:18
The simple H6612 inherit H5157 folly H200,
But the prudent H6175 are [fn]crowned H3803 with knowledge H1847.
Pro 14:19
The evil H7451 will bow H7817 down H7817 before H6440 the good H2896,
And the wicked H7563 at the gates H8179 of the righteous H6662.
Pro 14:20
The poor H7326 is hated H8130 even H1571 by his neighbor H7453,
But those who love H157 the rich H6223 are many H7227.
Pro 14:21
He who despises H936 his neighbor H7453 sins H2398,
But how blessed H835 is he who is gracious H2603 to the [fn]poor H6035.
Pro 14:22
Will they not wander H8582 in error H8582 who devise H2790 evil H7451?
But lovingkindness H2617 and truth H571 will be to those who devise H2790 good H2896.
Pro 14:23
In all H3605 painful H6089 labor H6089 there is profit H4195,
But mere words H1697 from the lips H8193 lead only H389 to want H4270.
Pro 14:24
The crown H5850 of the wise H2450 is their riches H6239,
But the folly H200 of fools H3684 is folly H200.
Pro 14:25
A truthful H571 witness H5707 delivers H5337 souls H5315,
But he who breathes H6315 out H6315 lies H3577 is deceitful H4820.
Pro 14:26
In the [fn]fear H3374 of Yahweh H3068 there is strong H5797 security H4009,
And [fn]his children H1121 will have H1961 refuge H4268.
Pro 14:27
The [fn]fear H3374 of Yahweh H3068 is a fountain H4726 of life H2416,
To turn H5493 aside H5493 from the snares H4170 of death H4194.
Pro 14:28
In a multitude H7230 of people H5971 is a king’s H4428 splendor H1927,
But in the dearth H657 of people H3816 is a prince’s H7333 ruin H4288.
Pro 14:29
He who is slow H750 to anger H639 has great H7227 discernment H8394,
But he who is [fn]quick-tempered H7116 H7307 raises H7311 up H7311 folly H200.
Pro 14:30
A [fn]tranquil H4832 heart H3820 is life H2416 to the body H1320,
But jealousy H7068 is rottenness H7538 to the bones H6106.
Pro 14:31
He who oppresses H6231 the poor H1800 reproaches H2778 his Maker H6213,
But he who is gracious H2603 to the needy H34 honors H3513 Him.
Pro 14:32
The wicked H7563 is thrust H1760 down H1760 by his own evil H7451,
But the righteous H6662 takes H2620 refuge H2620 even in his death H4194.
Pro 14:33
Wisdom H2451 rests H5117 in the heart H3820 of one who has H995 understanding H995,
But in the midst H7130 of fools H3684 it is merely made H3045 known H3045.
Pro 14:34
Righteousness H6666 exalts H7311 a nation H1471,
But sin H2403 is a disgrace H2617 to any people H3816.
Pro 14:35
The king’s H4428 favor H7522 is toward a servant H5650 who acts H7919 insightfully H7919,
But his fury H5678 is toward him who acts H954 shamefully H954.
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