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Proverbs 14:1--15:33

14:1

Every wise
<02454>

woman
<0802>

buildeth
<01129> (8804)

her house
<01004>_:

but the foolish
<0200>

plucketh it down
<02040> (8799)

with her hands
<03027>_.

14:2

He that walketh
<01980> (8802)

in his uprightness
<03476>

feareth
<03373>

the LORD
<03068>_:

but [he that is] perverse
<03868> (8737)

in his ways
<01870>

despiseth
<0959> (8802)

him.

14:3

In the mouth
<06310>

of the foolish
<0191>

[is] a rod
<02415>

of pride
<01346>_:

but the lips
<08193>

of the wise
<02450>

shall preserve
<08104> (8799)

them.

14:4

Where no oxen
<0504>

[are], the crib
<018>

[is] clean
<01249>_:

but much
<07230>

increase
<08393>

[is] by the strength
<03581>

of the ox
<07794>_.

14:5

A faithful
<0529>

witness
<05707>

will not lie
<03577>_:

but a false
<08267>

witness
<05707>

will utter
<06315> (8686)

lies
<03576> (8762)_.

14:6

A scorner
<03887> (8801)

seeketh
<01245> (8765)

wisdom
<02451>_,

and [findeth it] not: but knowledge
<01847>

[is] easy
<07043> (8738)

unto him that understandeth
<0995> (8737)_.

14:7

Go
<03212> (8798)

from the presence
<05048>

of a foolish
<03684>

man
<0376>_,

when thou perceivest
<03045> (8804)

not [in him] the lips
<08193>

of knowledge
<01847>_.

14:8

The wisdom
<02451>

of the prudent
<06175>

[is] to understand
<0995> (8687)

his way
<01870>_:

but the folly
<0200>

of fools
<03684>

[is] deceit
<04820>_.

14:9

Fools
<0191>

make a mock
<03887> (8686)

at sin
<0817>_:

but among the righteous
<03477>

[there is] favour
<07522>_.

14:10

The heart
<03820>

knoweth
<03045> (8802)

his own
<05315>

bitterness
<04787>_;

and a stranger
<02114> (8801)

doth not intermeddle
<06148> (8691)

with his joy
<08057>_.

{his own...: Heb. the bitterness of his soul}

14:11

The house
<01004>

of the wicked
<07563>

shall be overthrown
<08045> (8735)_:

but the tabernacle
<0168>

of the upright
<03477>

shall flourish
<06524> (8686)_.

14:12

There is
<03426>

a way
<01870>

which seemeth right
<03477>

unto
<06440>

a man
<0376>_,

but the end
<0319>

thereof [are] the ways
<01870>

of death
<04194>_.

14:13

Even in laughter
<07814>

the heart
<03820>

is sorrowful
<03510> (8799)_;

and the end
<0319>

of that mirth
<08057>

[is] heaviness
<08424>_.

14:14

The backslider
<05472> (8803)

in heart
<03820>

shall be filled
<07646> (8799)

with his own ways
<01870>_:

and a good
<02896>

man
<0376>

[shall be satisfied] from himself.

14:15

The simple
<06612>

believeth
<0539> (8686)

every word
<01697>_:

but the prudent
<06175>

[man] looketh well
<0995> (8799)

to his going
<0838>_.

14:16

A wise
<02450>

[man] feareth
<03373>_,

and departeth
<05493> (8802)

from evil
<07451>_:

but the fool
<03684>

rageth
<05674> (8693)_,

and is confident
<0982> (8802)_.

14:17

[He that is] soon
<07116>

angry
<0639>

dealeth
<06213> (8799)

foolishly
<0200>_:

and a man
<0376>

of wicked devices
<04209>

is hated
<08130> (8735)_.

14:18

The simple
<06612>

inherit
<05157> (8804)

folly
<0200>_:

but the prudent
<06175>

are crowned
<03803> (8686)

with knowledge
<01847>_.

14:19

The evil
<07451>

bow
<07817> (8804)

before
<06440>

the good
<02896>_;

and the wicked
<07563>

at the gates
<08179>

of the righteous
<06662>_.

14:20

The poor
<07326> (8802)

is hated
<08130> (8735)

even of his own neighbour
<07453>_:

but the rich
<06223>

[hath] many
<07227>

friends
<0157> (8802)_.

{the rich...: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich}

14:21

He that despiseth
<0936> (8802)

his neighbour
<07453>

sinneth
<02398> (8802)_:

but he that hath mercy
<02603> (8781)

on the poor
<06035> (8675) <06041>_,

happy
<0835>

[is] he.

14:22

Do they not err
<08582> (8799)

that devise
<02790> (8802)

evil
<07451>_?

but mercy
<02617>

and truth
<0571>

[shall be] to them that devise
<02790> (8802)

good
<02896>_.

14:23

In all labour
<06089>

there is profit
<04195>_:

but the talk
<01697>

of the lips
<08193>

[tendeth] only to penury
<04270>_.

14:24

The crown
<05850>

of the wise
<02450>

[is] their riches
<06239>_:

[but] the foolishness
<0200>

of fools
<03684>

[is] folly
<0200>_.

14:25

A true
<0571>

witness
<05707>

delivereth
<05337> (8688)

souls
<05315>_:

but a deceitful
<04820>

[witness] speaketh
<06315> (8686)

lies
<03577>_.

14:26

In the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] strong
<05797>

confidence
<04009>_:

and his children
<01121>

shall have a place of refuge
<04268>_.

14:27

The fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] a fountain
<04726>

of life
<02416>_,

to depart
<05493> (8800)

from the snares
<04170>

of death
<04194>_.

14:28

In the multitude
<07230>

of people
<05971>

[is] the king's
<04428>

honour
<01927>_:

but in the want
<0657>

of people
<03816>

[is] the destruction
<04288>

of the prince
<07333>_.

14:29

[He that is] slow
<0750>

to wrath
<0639>

[is] of great
<07227>

understanding
<08394>_:

but [he that is] hasty
<07116>

of spirit
<07307>

exalteth
<07311> (8688)

folly
<0200>_.

{hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}

14:30

A sound
<04832>

heart
<03820>

[is] the life
<02416>

of the flesh
<01320>_:

but envy
<07068>

the rottenness
<07538>

of the bones
<06106>_.

14:31

He that oppresseth
<06231> (8802)

the poor
<01800>

reproacheth
<02778> (8765)

his Maker
<06213> (8802)_:

but he that honoureth
<03513> (8764)

him hath mercy
<02603> (8802)

on the poor
<034>_.

14:32

The wicked
<07563>

is driven away
<01760> (8735)

in his wickedness
<07451>_:

but the righteous
<06662>

hath hope
<02620> (8802)

in his death
<04194>_.

14:33

Wisdom
<02451>

resteth
<05117> (8799)

in the heart
<03820>

of him that hath understanding
<0995> (8737)_:

but [that which is] in the midst
<07130>

of fools
<03684>

is made known
<03045> (8735)_.

14:34

Righteousness
<06666>

exalteth
<07311> (8787)

a nation
<01471>_:

but sin
<02403>

[is] a reproach
<02617>

to any people
<03816>_.

{to any...: Heb. to nations}

14:35

The king's
<04428>

favour
<07522>

[is] toward a wise
<07919> (8688)

servant
<05650>_:

but his wrath
<05678>

is [against] him that causeth shame
<0954> (8688)_.

15:1

A soft
<07390>

answer
<04617>

turneth
<07725> (8686)

away wrath
<02534>_:

but grievous
<06089>

words
<01697>

stir up
<05927> (8686)

anger
<0639>_.

15:2

The tongue
<03956>

of the wise
<02450>

useth knowledge
<01847>

aright
<03190> (8686)_:

but the mouth
<06310>

of fools
<03684>

poureth out
<05042> (8686)

foolishness
<0200>_.

{poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth}

15:3

The eyes
<05869>

of the LORD
<03068>

[are] in every place
<04725>_,

beholding
<06822> (8802)

the evil
<07451>

and the good
<02896>_.

15:4

A wholesome
<04832>

tongue
<03956>

[is] a tree
<06086>

of life
<02416>_:

but perverseness
<05558>

therein [is] a breach
<07667>

in the spirit
<07307>_.

{A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}

15:5

A fool
<0191>

despiseth
<05006> (8799)

his father's
<01>

instruction
<04148>_:

but he that regardeth
<08104> (8802)

reproof
<08433>

is prudent
<06191> (8686)_.

15:6

In the house
<01004>

of the righteous
<06662>

[is] much
<07227>

treasure
<02633>_:

but in the revenues
<08393>

of the wicked
<07563>

is trouble
<05916> (8737)_.

15:7

The lips
<08193>

of the wise
<02450>

disperse
<02219> (8762)

knowledge
<01847>_:

but the heart
<03820>

of the foolish
<03684>

[doeth] not so.

15:8

The sacrifice
<02077>

of the wicked
<07563>

[is] an abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_:

but the prayer
<08605>

of the upright
<03477>

[is] his delight
<07522>_.

15:9

The way
<01870>

of the wicked
<07563>

[is] an abomination
<08441>

unto the LORD
<03068>_:

but he loveth
<0157> (8799)

him that followeth
<07291> (8764)

after righteousness
<06666>_.

15:10

Correction
<04148>

[is] grievous
<07451>

unto him that forsaketh
<05800> (8802)

the way
<0734>_:

[and] he that hateth
<08130> (8802)

reproof
<08433>

shall die
<04191> (8799)_.

{Correction: or, Instruction}

15:11

Hell
<07585>

and destruction
<011>

[are] before the LORD
<03068>_:

how much more then the hearts
<03826>

of the children
<01121>

of men
<0120>_?

15:12

A scorner
<03887> (8801)

loveth
<0157> (8799)

not one that reproveth
<03198> (8687)

him: neither will he go
<03212> (8799)

unto the wise
<02450>_.

15:13

A merry
<08056>

heart
<03820>

maketh a cheerful
<03190> (8686)

countenance
<06440>_:

but by sorrow
<06094>

of the heart
<03820>

the spirit
<07307>

is broken
<05218>_.

15:14

The heart
<03820>

of him that hath understanding
<0995> (8737)

seeketh
<01245> (8762)

knowledge
<01847>_:

but the mouth
<06310> (8675) <06440>

of fools
<03684>

feedeth
<07462> (8799)

on foolishness
<0200>_.

15:15

All the days
<03117>

of the afflicted
<06041>

[are] evil
<07451>_:

but he that is of a merry
<02896>

heart
<03820>

[hath] a continual
<08548>

feast
<04960>_.

15:16

Better
<02896>

[is] little
<04592>

with the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

than great
<07227>

treasure
<0214>

and trouble
<04103>

therewith.

15:17

Better
<02896>

[is] a dinner
<0737>

of herbs
<03419>

where love
<0160>

is, than a stalled
<075> (8803)

ox
<07794>

and hatred
<08135>

therewith.

15:18

A wrathful
<02534>

man
<0376>

stirreth up
<01624> (8762)

strife
<04066>_:

but [he that is] slow
<0750>

to anger
<0639>

appeaseth
<08252> (8686)

strife
<07379>_.

15:19

The way
<01870>

of the slothful
<06102>

[man is] as an hedge
<04881>

of thorns
<02312>_:

but the way
<0734>

of the righteous
<03477>

[is] made plain
<05549> (8803)_.

{is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey}

15:20

A wise
<02450>

son
<01121>

maketh a glad
<08055> (8762)

father
<01>_:

but a foolish
<03684>

man
<0120>

despiseth
<0959> (8802)

his mother
<0517>_.

15:21

Folly
<0200>

[is] joy
<08057>

to [him that is] destitute
<02638>

of wisdom
<03820>_:

but a man
<0376>

of understanding
<08394>

walketh
<03212> (8800)

uprightly
<03474> (8762)_.

{destitute...: Heb. void of heart}

15:22

Without counsel
<05475>

purposes
<04284>

are disappointed
<06565> (8687)_:

but in the multitude
<07230>

of counsellors
<03289> (8802)

they are established
<06965> (8799)_.

15:23

A man
<0376>

hath joy
<08057>

by the answer
<04617>

of his mouth
<06310>_:

and a word
<01697>

[spoken] in due season
<06256>_,

how good
<02896>

[is it]! {due...: Heb. his season}

15:24

The way
<0734>

of life
<02416>

[is] above
<04605>

to the wise
<07919> (8688)_,

that he may depart
<05493> (8800)

from hell
<07585>

beneath
<04295>_.

15:25

The LORD
<03068>

will destroy
<05255> (8799)

the house
<01004>

of the proud
<01343>_:

but he will establish
<05324> (8686)

the border
<01366>

of the widow
<0490>_.

15:26

The thoughts
<04284>

of the wicked
<07451>

[are] an abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_:

but [the words] of the pure
<02889>

[are] pleasant
<05278>

words
<0561>_.

{pleasant...: Heb. words of pleasantness}

15:27

He that is greedy
<01214> (8802)

of gain
<01215>

troubleth
<05916> (8802)

his own house
<01004>_;

but he that hateth
<08130> (8802)

gifts
<04979>

shall live
<02421> (8799)_.

15:28

The heart
<03820>

of the righteous
<06662>

studieth
<01897> (8799)

to answer
<06030> (8800)_:

but the mouth
<06310>

of the wicked
<07563>

poureth
<05042> (8686)

out evil things
<07451>_.

15:29

The LORD
<03068>

[is] far
<07350>

from the wicked
<07563>_:

but he heareth
<08085> (8799)

the prayer
<08605>

of the righteous
<06662>_.

15:30

The light
<03974>

of the eyes
<05869>

rejoiceth
<08055> (8762)

the heart
<03820>_:

[and] a good
<02896>

report
<08052>

maketh
<01878> (0)

the bones
<06106>

fat
<01878> (8762)_.

15:31

The ear
<0241>

that heareth
<08085> (8802)

the reproof
<08433>

of life
<02416>

abideth
<03885> (8799)

among
<07130>

the wise
<02450>_.

15:32

He that refuseth
<06544> (8802)

instruction
<04148>

despiseth
<03988> (8802)

his own soul
<05315>_:

but he that heareth
<08085> (8802)

reproof
<08433>

getteth
<07069> (8802)

understanding
<03820>_.

{instruction: or, correction} {heareth: or, obeyeth} {getteth...: Heb. possesseth an heart}

15:33

The fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] the instruction
<04148>

of wisdom
<02451>_;

and before
<06440>

honour
<03519>

[is] humility
<06038>_.