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14:1  Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
14:2  He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
14:3  In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
14:4  Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is 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 seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.
14:7  Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
14:8  The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
14:9  Fools make a mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.
14:10  The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy.
14:11  The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
14:12  There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
14:13  Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that cheer is grief.
14:14  The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied with his.
14:15  The simple believes every word, but the prudent man considers his steps.
14:16  A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is self-confident.
14:17  He who is quick-tempered deals 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, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
14:20  The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
14:21  He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
14:22  Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth will be to those who devise good.
14:23  In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
14:24  The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.
14:25  A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
14:26  In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and His children will 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 the multitude of people is a king’s honor, but in the lack of people is the destruction of a prince.
14:29  He who is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
14:30  A sound heart is the life of the flesh, but envy the rottenness of the bones.
14:31  He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.
14:32  The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.
14:33  Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
14:34  Righteousness exalts 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 who causes shame.