Proverbs 14
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Proverbs 14
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| Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. | Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands. |
| He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. | He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour. |
| In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them. | In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe. |
| Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox. | Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox. |
| A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies. | A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit. |
| A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. | The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. |
| Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge. | Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge. |
| The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit. | The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit. |
| A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will. | In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace. |
| The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. | No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy. |
| The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish. | The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well. |
| There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death. | There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. |
| Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness. | Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow. |
| The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. | He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings. |
| The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going. | The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps. |
| A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident. | The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger. |
| He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated. | He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet. |
| The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge. |
| The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous. | The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. |
| The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends. | The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends. |
| He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he. | He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. |
| Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good. | Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good. |
| In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury. | In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor. |
| The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly. | Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise. |
| A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit. | A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit. |
| In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge. | For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place. |
| The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. | The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death. |
| In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. | A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction. |
| He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. | He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish. |
| A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones. | A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones. |
| He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him. | He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour. |
| The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death. | The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness. |
| Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known. | Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish. |
| Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people. | By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples. |
| The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame. | The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame. |
