Proverbs 14

¹Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

²He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

³In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

⁵A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

⁶A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

⁷Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

¹⁰The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

¹¹The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

¹²There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

¹³Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

¹⁴The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.