Proverbs Chapter 14    

¹Lady Wisdom builds her house, but Lady Folly tears it down with her hands.
  ²The one who walks in his integrity fears Yahweh, but the one who is devious in his ways shows contempt for him.
  ³In the mouth of a fool is a prideful rod, but the lips of the wise will watch over them.
  ⁴With no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but abundant revenue comes by the strength of an ox.
  ⁵A faithful witness will not lie, but a deceptive witness speaks lies.
  ⁶A mocker searches for wisdom but finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the one who has understanding.
  ⁷Walk away from the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand lips that speak knowledge.
  ⁸The wisdom of a prudent person is to understand his road, but the foolishness of fools is deceit.
  ⁹Fools mock at a guilt offering,^a but among the upright is favor.^{b
  10}The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not take part in its joy.
  ¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will sprout forth.
  ¹²There is a road that seems upright to a person, but its end is the road leading to death.
  ¹³Even in laughter the heart might be in pain, and the end of joy may be grief.
  ¹⁴The one who is disloyal in his heart will be satisfied^c from his own ways, but the good man will be satisfied from his deeds.
  ¹⁵A naïve person will believe any word, but the prudent person carefully considers his steps.
  ¹⁶A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is angry and is overconfident.
  ¹⁷An easily angered person acts foolishly, and a schemer will be hated.
  ¹⁸The naïve inherit foolishness, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
  ¹⁹An evil person will bow down in the presence of good people, and the wicked will bow at the gates of a righteous person.
  ²⁰A poor person is hated even by his neighbor, but there are many who love the rich.
  ²¹The one who shows contempt toward his neighbor is sinning, but blessed are those who show favor to the poor.
  ²²Do not those who plan evil go astray? But loyalty and faithfulness are with those who plan good.
  ²³In all hard work there is profit, but mere words from the lips surely lead to poverty.
  ²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools is still foolishness.
  ²⁵A faithful witness rescues lives, but the one who speaks lies is treacherous.
  ²⁶In the fear of Yahweh there is strong confidence, and he will be a shelter for his children.
  ²⁷The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, that one may turn aside from the snares of death.
  ²⁸The king’s glory is in the abundance of people, but a ruler’s ruin is in the lack of people.
  ²⁹The one who is slow to get angry possesses great understanding, but the one who is easily angered^d displays foolishness.
  ³⁰A peaceful heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is decay to the bones.
  ³¹The person who oppresses the poor taunts the one who created him, but the person who shows favor to the needy glorifies him.
  ³²A wicked person will be cast down by his own evil, but the righteous person takes refuge in his own blamelessness.
  ³³Wisdom rests in the heart of the one who has understanding, and even among fools she makes herself known.
  ³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is the people’s shame.
  ³⁵The king’s favor is toward an insightful servant, but his anger will be upon the one who acts shamefully.