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14:1  Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
14:2  He who walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
14:3  The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
14:4  Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
14:5  A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
14:6  A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
14:7  Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
14:8  The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
14:9  God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor.
14:10  The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
14:11  The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
14:12  There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
14:13  Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief.
14:14  A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.
14:15  The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going.
14:16  A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.
14:17  A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.
14:18  The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
14:19  The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
14:20  The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
14:21  He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.
14:22  Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.
14:23  In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want.
14:24  The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
14:25  A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer.
14:26  In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
14:27  The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
14:28  In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
14:29  He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
14:30  A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.
14:31  He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
14:32  The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
14:33  Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.
14:34  Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
14:35  A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.