Proverbs 14 (ASV Interlinear Bible)

1Every wise woman buildeth her house;

But

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Hebrew folly.

the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;

But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;

But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;

But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5A faithful witness will not lie;

But a false witness

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Hebrew breatheth out.

uttereth lies.

6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;

But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

7

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Or, Go from . . . For thou wilt not etc.

Go into the presence of a foolish man,

And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;

But the folly of fools is deceit.

9

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Or, Fools make a mock at sin

A trespass-offering mocketh fools;

But among the upright there is

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Or, the favor of God

good will.

10The heart knoweth its own bitterness;

And a stranger doth not inter-meddle with its joy.

11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;

But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

12There is a way which

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Or, is straight before

seemeth right unto a man;

But the end thereof are the ways of death.

13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;

And the end of mirth is heaviness.

14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;

And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15The simple believeth every word;

But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;

But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;

And a man of wicked devices is hated.

18The simple inherit folly;

But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19The evil bow down before the good;

And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;

But the rich hath many friends.

21He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;

But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

22

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Or, Shall they not go astray

Do they not err that devise evil?

But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

23In all labor there is profit;

But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

24

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Or, Their riches is a crown unto the wise

The crown of the wise is their riches;

But the folly of fools is only folly.

25A true witness delivereth souls;

But he that

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Hebrew breatheth out.

uttereth lies causeth deceit.

26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;

And

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Or, the children of him that hath it

his children shall have a place of refuge.

27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,

That one may depart from the snares of death.

28In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;

But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

29He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;

But he that is hasty of spirit

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Or, carrieth away

exalteth folly.

30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;

But

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Or, jealousy

envy is the rottenness of the bones.

31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;

But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

32The wicked is thrust down in his

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Or, calamity

evil-doing;

But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;

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Or, And in the midst of fools it maketh itself known

But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

34Righteousness exalteth a nation;

But sin is a reproach to

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Hebrew peoples.

any people.

35The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;

But his wrath will be against him that

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Or, doeth shamefully

causeth shame.

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