Proverbs 14 Ways of Life and Death
Proverbs 14 Ways of Life and Death
Proverbs 14:1-35 Ways of Life and Death
Proverbs 14:1
1 The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:2
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He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:3
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In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Proverbs 14:5
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A faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter lies.
Proverbs 14:6-8
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A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But knowledge is easy to him who understands.
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Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:9
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Fools mock at sin,
But among the upright there is favor.
Proverbs 14:10
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The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
Proverbs 14:11
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The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:12
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There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 14:14
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The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied from above.
Proverbs 14:14-19
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The simple believes every word,
But the prudent considers well his steps.
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A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.
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A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
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The simple inherit folly,
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:20-21
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The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But the rich has many friends.
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He who despises his neighbor sins;
But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 14:22
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Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:23
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In all labor there is profit,
But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:24
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The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:25
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A true witness delivers souls,
But a deceitful witness speaks lies.
Proverbs 14:26-27
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In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.
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The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:28
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In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,
But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.
Proverbs 14:29
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He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
Proverbs 14:30
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A sound heart is life to the body,
But envy is rottenness to the bones.
Proverbs 14:31
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He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
Proverbs 14:32
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The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
Proverbs 14:33
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Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
But what is in the heart of fools is made known.
Proverbs 14:34
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Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach (shame or disgrace) to any people.