Proverbs 14:1 Every wise2454 woman802 builds1129 her house,1004 but the foolish200 one tears it down2040 with her own hands.3027 cr 2 He who walks1980 in his uprightness3476 fears3373 Yahweh,3068 but he who is perverse3868 in his ways1870 despises959 him. cr 3 The fool's191 talk6310 brings a rod2415 to his back,1346 but the lips8193 of the wise2450 protect8104 them. cr 4 Where no oxen504 are, the crib18 is clean,1249 but much7230 increase8393 is by the strength3581 of the ox.7794 cr 5 A truthful529 witness5707 will not lie,3577 but a false8267 witness5707 pours6315 out lies.3576 cr 6 A scoffer3887 seeks1245 wisdom,2451 and doesn't find it, but knowledge1847 comes easily7043 to a discerning995 person. cr 7 Stay3212 away5048 from a foolish3684 man,376 for you won't find3045 knowledge1847 on his lips.8193 cr 8 The wisdom2451 of the prudent6175 is to think995 about his way,1870 but the folly200 of fools3684 is deceit.4820 cr 9 Fools191 mock3887 at making atonement for sins,817 but among the upright3477 there is good will.7522 cr 10 The heart3820 knows3045 its own5315 bitterness4787 and joy; he will not share6148 these8057 with a stranger.2114 cr 11 The house1004 of the wicked7563 will be overthrown,8045 but the tent168 of the upright3477 will flourish.6524 cr 12 There is3426 a way1870 which seems right3477 to6440 a man,376 but in the end319 it leads1870 to death.4194 cr 13 Even in laughter7814 the heart3820 may be sorrowful,3510 and mirth8057 may end319 in heaviness.8424 cr 14 The unfaithful5472 will be repaid7646 for his own3820 ways;1870 likewise a good2896 man376 will be rewarded for his ways. cr 15 A simple6612 man believes539 everything,1697 but the prudent6175 man carefully considers995 his ways.838 cr 16 A wise2450 man fears,3373 and shuns5493 evil,7451 but the fool3684 is hotheaded5674 and reckless.982 cr 17 He who is quick7116 to become angry639 will commit6213 folly,200 and a crafty4209 man376 is hated.8130 cr 18 The simple6612 inherit5157 folly,200 but the prudent6175 are crowned3803 with knowledge.1847 cr 19 The evil7451 bow7817 down before6440 the good,2896 and the wicked7563 at the gates8179 of the righteous.6662 cr 20 The poor7326 person is shunned8130 even by his own neighbor,7453 but the rich6223 person has many7227 friends.157 cr 21 He who despises936 his neighbor7453 sins,2398 but blessed835 is he who has pity2603 on the poor.6035 cr 22 Don't they go astray8582 who plot2790 evil?7451 But love2617 and faithfulness571 belong to those who plan2790 good.2896 cr 23 In all hard work6089 there is profit,4195 but the talk1697 of the lips8193 leads only to poverty.4270 cr 24 The crown5850 of the wise2450 is their riches,6239 but the folly200 of fools3684 crowns them with folly.200 cr 25 A truthful571 witness5707 saves5337 souls,5315 but a false4820 witness6315 is deceitful.4820 cr 26 In the fear3374 of Yahweh3068 is a secure5797 fortress,4009 and he will be a refuge4268 for his children.1121 cr 27 The fear3374 of Yahweh3068 is a fountain4726 of life,2416 turning5493 people from the snares4170 of death.4194 cr 28 In the multitude7230 of people5971 is the king's4428 glory,1927 but in the lack657 of people3816 is the destruction4288 of the prince.7333 cr 29 He who is slow750 to anger639 has great7227 understanding,8394 but he who has a quick7116 temper7307 displays7311 folly.200 cr 30 The life2416 of the body1320 is a heart3820 at peace,4832 but envy7068 rots7538 the bones.6106 cr 31 He who oppresses6231 the poor1800 shows contempt2778 for his Maker,6213 but he who is kind2603 to the needy34 honors3513 him. cr 32 The wicked7563 is brought down1760 in his calamity,7451 but in death,4194 the righteous6662 has a refuge.2620 cr 33 Wisdom2451 rests5117 in the heart3820 of one who has understanding,995 and is even made known3045 in the inward7130 part of fools.3684 cr 34 Righteousness6666 exalts7311 a nation,1471 but sin2403 is a disgrace2617 to any people.3816 cr 35 The king's4428 favor7522 is toward a servant5650 who deals wisely,7919 but his wrath5678 is toward one who causes shame.954 cr