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Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands (14:1) He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him (14:2) In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them (14:3) Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox (14:4) A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies (14:5) A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth (14:6) Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge (14:7) The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit (14:8) Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour (14:9) The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy (14:10) The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish (14:11) There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death (14:12) Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness (14:13) The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself (14:14) The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going (14:15) A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident (14:16) [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated (14:17) The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge (14:18) The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous (14:19) The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends (14:20) He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he (14:21) Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good (14:22) In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury (14:23) The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly (14:24) A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies (14:25) In the fear of the Lord [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge (14:26) The fear of the Lord [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death (14:27) In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince (14:28) [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly (14:29) A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones (14:30) He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor (14:31) The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death (14:32) Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known (14:33) Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people (14:34) The king's favour [is] toward a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame
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