📖 Proverbs 14
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Every wise woman has built her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
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The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
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In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.
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Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.
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A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
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The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.
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Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.
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The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
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Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.
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The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.
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The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
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The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
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A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
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A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
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A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.
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The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.
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Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.
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A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.
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The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
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Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
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In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
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The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
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A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who testifies falsely betrays them.
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In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.
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The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.
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A king’s glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.
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Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.
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A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.
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The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
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An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.
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Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.
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Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
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The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.