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14:1  The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
14:2  He who walks in honor fears the Lord, but he who is sinful in his ways hates Him.
14:3  A foolish man’s talk brings a stick to his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
14:4  There is no grain where there are no oxen, but much grain comes by the strength of the ox.
14:5  A faithful man who tells what he knows will not lie, but the man who is not faithful will lie.
14:6  One who laughs at the truth looks for wisdom and does not find it, but much learning is easy to him who has understanding.
14:7  Go away from a foolish man, for you will not find words of much learning.
14:8  The wisdom of the wise man is to understand what to do, but lying is the foolish way of fools.
14:9  Fools laugh at sin, but the favor of God is among the faithful.
14:10  The heart knows when it is bitter, and a stranger cannot share its joy.
14:11  The house of the sinful will be destroyed, but all will go well in the tent of the faithful.
14:12  There is a way which looks right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
14:13  Even while laughing the heart may be in pain, and the end of joy may be sorrow.
14:14  The man who has gone back into sin will get the fruit of his ways, and a good man will get the fruit of what he does.
14:15  The one who is easy to fool believes everything, but the wise man looks where he goes.
14:16  A wise man fears God and turns away from what is sinful, but a fool is full of pride and is not careful.
14:17  He who has a quick temper acts in a foolish way, and a man who makes sinful plans is hated.
14:18  Those who are easy to fool are foolish, but the wise have much learning.
14:19  Sinful men will bow in front of the good, and at the gates of those who are right with God.
14:20  The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.
14:21  He who hates his neighbor sins, but happy is he who shows loving-favor to the poor.
14:22  Do not those who make sinful plans go the wrong way? Kindness and truth are for those who plan good.
14:23  Some good comes from all work. Nothing but talk leads only to being poor.
14:24  What the wise receive is their riches, but fools are known by their foolish ways.
14:25  A faithful man who tells what he knows saves lives, but he who tells lies hurts others.
14:26  There is strong trust in the fear of the Lord, and His children will have a safe place.
14:27  The fear of the Lord is a well of life. Its waters keep a man from death.
14:28  The shining-greatness of a king is in many people, but without people a prince has nothing.
14:29  He who is slow to get angry has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper makes his foolish way look right.
14:30  A heart that has peace is life to the body, but wrong desires are like the wasting away of the bones.
14:31  He who makes it hard for the poor brings shame to his Maker, but he who shows loving-favor to those in need honors Him.
14:32  The sinful is thrown down by his wrong-doing, but the man who is right with God has a safe place when he dies.
14:33  Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.
14:34  Being right with God makes a nation great, but sin is a shame to any people.
14:35  The king’s favor is toward a wise servant, but his anger is toward the one who brings shame by what he does.