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| 14:1 |
Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
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| 14:2 |
He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
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| 14:3 |
The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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| 14:4 |
Where there are no oxen, there is no grain;but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
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| 14:5 |
A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
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| 14:6 |
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
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| 14:7 |
Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
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| 14:8 |
The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
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| 14:9 |
God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor.
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| 14:10 |
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
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| 14:11 |
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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| 14:12 |
There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
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| 14:13 |
Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief.
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| 14:14 |
A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.
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| 14:15 |
The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going.
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| 14:16 |
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.
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| 14:17 |
A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.
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| 14:18 |
The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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| 14:19 |
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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| 14:20 |
The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
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| 14:21 |
He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.
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| 14:22 |
Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.
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| 14:23 |
In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want.
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| 14:24 |
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
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| 14:25 |
A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer.
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| 14:26 |
In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
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| 14:27 |
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
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| 14:28 |
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
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| 14:29 |
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
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| 14:30 |
A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.
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| 14:31 |
He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
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| 14:32 |
The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
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| 14:33 |
Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.
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| 14:34 |
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
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| 14:35 |
A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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