Proverbs 14:1–35

¹The truly wise woman has built up her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

²The one walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, but the one crooked in his ways is despising Him.

³The rod of haughtiness is in the mouth of the foolish one, but the very lips of the wise ones will guard them.

⁴Where there are no cattle the manger is clean, but the crop is abundant because of the power of a bull.

⁵A faithful witness is one that will not lie, but a false witness launches forth mere lies.

⁶The ridiculer has sought to find wisdom, and there is none; but to the understanding one knowledge is an easy thing.

⁷Go away from in front of the stupid man, for you will certainly not take note of the lips of knowledge.

⁸The wisdom of the shrewd is to understand his way, but the foolishness of stupid ones is deception.

⁹Foolish are those who make a derision of guilt, but among the upright ones there is agreement.

¹⁰The heart is aware of the bitterness of one’s soul, and with its rejoicing no stranger will intermeddle.

¹¹The house of wicked people will be annihilated, but the tent of the upright ones will flourish.

¹²There exists a way that is upright before a man, but the ways of death are the end of it afterward.

¹³Even in laughter the heart may be in pain; and grief is what rejoicing ends up in.

¹⁴The one faithless at heart will be satisfied with the results of his own ways, but the good man with the results of his dealings.

¹⁵Anyone inexperienced puts faith in every word, but the shrewd one considers his steps.

¹⁶The wise one fears and is turning away from badness, but the stupid is becoming furious and self‐confident.

¹⁷He that is quick to anger will commit foolishness, but the man of thinking abilities is hated.

¹⁸The inexperienced ones will certainly take possession of foolishness, but the shrewd ones will bear knowledge as a headdress.

¹⁹Bad people will have to bow down before the good ones, and the wicked people at the gates of the righteous one.

²⁰Even to his fellowman one who is of little means is an object of hatred, but many are the friends of the rich person.

²¹The one despising his own fellowman is sinning, but happy is he who is showing favor to the afflicted ones.

²²Will not those devising mischief go wandering about? But there are loving‐kindness and trueness as regards those devising good.

²³By every kind of toil there comes to be an advantage, but merely the word of the lips [tends] to want.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches; the foolishness of the stupid ones is foolishness.

²⁵A true witness is delivering souls, but a deceitful one launches forth mere lies.

²⁶In the fear of Jehovah there is strong confidence, and for his sons there will come to be a refuge.

²⁷The fear of Jehovah is a well of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

²⁸In the multitude of people there is an adornment of a king, but in the lack of population is the ruin of a high official.

²⁹He that is slow to anger is abundant in discernment, but one that is impatient is exalting foolishness.

³⁰A calm heart is the life of the fleshly organism, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

³¹He that is defrauding the lowly one has reproached his Maker, but the one showing favor to the poor one is glorifying Him.

³²Because of his badness the wicked will be pushed down, but the righteous will be finding refuge in his integrity.

³³In the heart of the understanding one there rests wisdom, and in the midst of stupid ones it becomes known.

³⁴Righteousness is what exalts a nation, but sin is something disgraceful to national groups.

³⁵The pleasure of a king is in the servant who is acting with insight, but his fury comes to be toward one acting shamefully.