# Proverbs 14

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###### v1 
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. 

###### v2 
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him. 

###### v3 
The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them. 

###### v4 
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 

###### v5 
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. 

###### v6 
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. 

###### v7 
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips. 

###### v8 
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit. 

###### v9 
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will. 

###### v10 
The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger. 

###### v11 
The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 

###### v12 
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. 

###### v13 
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness. 

###### v14 
The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways. 

###### v15 
A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways. 

###### v16 
A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless. 

###### v17 
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated. 

###### v18 
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 

###### v19 
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 

###### v20 
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends. 

###### v21 
He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed. 

###### v22 
Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good. 

###### v23 
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. 

###### v24 
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly. 

###### v25 
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful. 

###### v26 
In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children. 

###### v27 
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death. 

###### v28 
In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. 

###### v29 
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly. 

###### v30 
The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones. 

###### v31 
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. 

###### v32 
The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge. 

###### v33 
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools. 

###### v34 
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. 

###### v35 
The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

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