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14:1  Every wise woman buildeth her house, but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
14:2  He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord, but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him.
14:3  The mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve him.
14:4  Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
14:5  A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.
14:6  A scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not, but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
14:7  Go from the presence of a foolish man when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
14:8  The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is to be deceived.
14:9  Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.
14:10  The heart knoweth his own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
14:11  The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
14:12  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
14:13  Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14:14  The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
14:15  The simple believeth every word, but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
14:16  A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil, but the fool rageth and is confident.
14:17  He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of wicked devices is hated.
14:18  The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
14:19  The evil bow before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
14:20  The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich hath many friends.
14:21  He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth, but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
14:22  Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
14:23  In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
14:24  The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.
14:25  A truthful witness delivereth souls, but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
14:26  In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and His children shall have a place of refuge.
14:27  The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death.
14:28  In a multitude of people is the honor of the king, but the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
14:29  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
14:30  A sound heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.
14:31  He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker, but he that honoreth Him hath mercy on the poor.
14:32  The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous hath hope in his death.
14:33  Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding, but that which is innermost in fools is made known.
14:34  Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
14:35  The king’s favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.