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Proverbs 4:1

4:1

Hear
<08085> (8798)_,

ye children
<01121>_,

the instruction
<04148>

of a father
<01>_,

and attend
<07181> (8685)

to know
<03045> (8800)

understanding
<0998>_.

Proverbs 14:1-35

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)_.

Proverbs 18:1-24

18:1

Through desire
<08378>

a man, having separated
<06504> (8737)

himself, seeketh
<01245> (8762)

[and] intermeddleth
<01566> (8691)

with all wisdom
<08454>_.

{Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

18:2

A fool
<03684>

hath no delight
<02654> (8799)

in understanding
<08394>_,

but that his heart
<03820>

may discover
<01540> (8692)

itself.

18:3

When the wicked
<07563>

cometh
<0935> (8800)_,

[then] cometh
<0935> (8804)

also contempt
<0937>_,

and with ignominy
<07036>

reproach
<02781>_.

18:4

The words
<01697>

of a man's
<0376>

mouth
<06310>

[are as] deep
<06013>

waters
<04325>_,

[and] the wellspring
<04726>

of wisdom
<02451>

[as] a flowing
<05042> (8802)

brook
<05158>_.

18:5

[It is] not good
<02896>

to accept
<05375> (8800)

the person
<06440>

of the wicked
<07563>_,

to overthrow
<05186> (8687)

the righteous
<06662>

in judgment
<04941>_.

18:6

A fool's
<03684>

lips
<08193>

enter
<0935> (8799)

into contention
<07379>_,

and his mouth
<06310>

calleth
<07121> (8799)

for strokes
<04112>_.

18:7

A fool's
<03684>

mouth
<06310>

[is] his destruction
<04288>_,

and his lips
<08193>

[are] the snare
<04170>

of his soul
<05315>_.

18:8

The words
<01697>

of a talebearer
<05372>

[are] as wounds
<03859> (8693)_,

and they go down
<03381> (8804)

into the innermost parts
<02315>

of the belly
<0990>_.

{talebearer: or, whisperer} {as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded} {most...: Heb. chambers}

18:9

He also that is slothful
<07503> (8693)

in his work
<04399>

is brother
<0251>

to him that is a great
<01167>

waster
<07843> (8688)_.

18:10

The name
<08034>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] a strong
<05797>

tower
<04026>_:

the righteous
<06662>

runneth
<07323> (8799)

into it, and is safe
<07682> (8738)_.

{safe: Heb. set aloft}

18:11

The rich man's
<06223>

wealth
<01952>

[is] his strong
<05797>

city
<07151>_,

and as an high
<07682> (8737)

wall
<02346>

in his own conceit
<04906>_.

18:12

Before
<06440>

destruction
<07667>

the heart
<03820>

of man
<0376>

is haughty
<01361> (8799)_,

and before
<06440>

honour
<03519>

[is] humility
<06038>_.

18:13

He that answereth
<07725> (8688)

a matter
<01697>

before he heareth
<08085> (8799)

[it], it [is] folly
<0200>

and shame
<03639>

unto him. {answereth...: Heb. returneth a word}

18:14

The spirit
<07307>

of a man
<0376>

will sustain
<03557> (8770)

his infirmity
<04245>_;

but a wounded
<05218>

spirit
<07307>

who can bear
<05375> (8799)_?

18:15

The heart
<03820>

of the prudent
<0995> (8737)

getteth
<07069> (8799)

knowledge
<01847>_;

and the ear
<0241>

of the wise
<02450>

seeketh
<01245> (8762)

knowledge
<01847>_.

18:16

A man's
<0120>

gift
<04976>

maketh room
<07337> (8686)

for him, and bringeth
<05148> (8686)

him before
<06440>

great men
<01419>_.

18:17

[He that is] first
<07223>

in his own cause
<07379>

[seemeth] just
<06662>_;

but his neighbour
<07453>

cometh
<0935> (8804) (8675) <0935> (8799)

and searcheth
<02713> (8804)

him.

18:18

The lot
<01486>

causeth contentions
<04079>

to cease
<07673> (8686)_,

and parteth
<06504> (8686)

between the mighty
<06099>_.

18:19

A brother
<0251>

offended
<06586> (8737)

[is harder to be won] than a strong
<05797>

city
<07151>_:

and [their] contentions
<04079> (8675) <04066>

[are] like the bars
<01280>

of a castle
<0759>_.

18:20

A man's
<0376>

belly
<0990>

shall be satisfied
<07646> (8799)

with the fruit
<06529>

of his mouth
<06310>_;

[and] with the increase
<08393>

of his lips
<08193>

shall he be filled
<07646> (8799)_.

18:21

Death
<04194>

and life
<02416>

[are] in the power
<03027>

of the tongue
<03956>_:

and they that love
<0157> (8802)

it shall eat
<0398> (8799)

the fruit
<06529>

thereof.

18:22

[Whoso] findeth
<04672> (8804)

a wife
<0802>

findeth
<04672> (8804)

a good
<02896>

[thing], and obtaineth
<06329> (8686)

favour
<07522>

of the LORD
<03068>_.

18:23

The poor
<07326> (8802)

useth
<01696> (8762)

intreaties
<08469>_;

but the rich
<06223>

answereth
<06030> (8799)

roughly
<05794>_.

18:24

A man
<0376>

[that hath] friends
<07453>

must shew himself friendly
<07489> (8710)_:

and there is
<03426>

a friend
<0157> (8802)

[that] sticketh closer
<01695>

than a brother
<0251>_.