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Proverbs - ch 14 v 1 - 20

  1. Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
  2. He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
  3. In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
  4. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
  5. A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
  6. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.
  7. Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
  8. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
  9. Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
  10. The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
  11. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
  12. There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.
  13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
  14. The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
  15. The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
  16. A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
  17. He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
  18. The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
  19. The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
  20. The poor is hated even by his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends.
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