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Prov.|14:1|-|The wise woman builds her house,But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Prov.|14:2|-|He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah,But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
Prov.|14:3|-|In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his pride,But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Prov.|14:4|-|Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,But much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
Prov.|14:5|-|A faithful witness will not lie,But a false witness utters lies.
Prov.|14:6|-|A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,But knowledge comes easily to one who has understanding.
Prov.|14:7|-|Go from the presence of a foolish man,For you will not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
Prov.|14:8|-|The wisdom of the prudent man is to understand his way,But the folly of fools is deceit.
Prov.|14:9|-||1|A trespass offering mocks fools,But among the upright there is good will.
Prov.|14:10|-|The heart knows its own bitterness,And a stranger does not share in its joy.
Prov.|14:11|-|The house of the wicked will be destroyed,But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Prov.|14:12|-||a|There is a way which seems right to a man,But the end of it is the ways of death.
Prov.|14:13|-|Even in |a|laughter the heart is sorrowful,And the end of joy is grief.
Prov.|14:14|-|The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,And a good man will be satisfied from himself.
Prov.|14:15|-|The simple man believes every word,But the prudent man considers his steps.
Prov.|14:16|-|A wise man fears and departs from evil,But the fool is arrogant and is confident.
Prov.|14:17|-|He who is quick to |a|anger will deal foolishly,And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Prov.|14:18|-|The simple inherit folly,But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Prov.|14:19|-|The evil bow down before the good,And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous man.
Prov.|14:20|-|The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,But the |a|rich man has many friends.
Prov.|14:21|-|He who despises his neighbor sins,But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.
Prov.|14:22|-|Do not they who devise evil go astray?But lovingkindness and truth are with those who devise good.
Prov.|14:23|-|In all labor there is profit,But mere talk leads only to poverty.
Prov.|14:24|-|The crown of the wise is their riches,But the folly of fools is only folly.
Prov.|14:25|-|A truthful witness delivers souls,But he who utters lies causes deceit.
Prov.|14:26|-|In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence,And his children will have a place of refuge.
Prov.|14:27|-|The fear of Jehovah is a |a|fountain of life,That one may turn aside from the snares of death.
Prov.|14:28|-|In a multitude of people is the king’s glory,But in an absence of people is the ruin of the prince.
Prov.|14:29|-|He who is |a|slow to anger is of great understanding,But he who has a hasty spirit exalts folly.
Prov.|14:30|-|A tranquil heart is life to the flesh,But envy is rottenness to the bones.
Prov.|14:31|-|He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
Prov.|14:32|-|The wicked man is thrust down in his evildoing,But the righteous man has a refuge when he dies.
Prov.|14:33|-|Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of one who has understanding,But in the inward part of fools it makes itself known.
Prov.|14:34|-|Righteousness exalts a nation,But sin is a reproach to any people.
Prov.|14:35|-|The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts prudently,But his overflowing wrath will be toward him who causes shame.
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