Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 14

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Every wise woman has built her house, || And the foolish breaks it down with her hands. Pro 12:4; Pro 24:3Whoever is walking in his uprightness is fearing YHWH, || And the perverted is despising Him [in] his ways. Job 12:24A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool, || And the lips of the wise preserve them. Jas 3:5; Pro 12:6Without oxen a stall [is] clean, || And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox. A faithful witness does not lie, || And a false witness breathes out lies. Exo 23:1; Pro 12:17A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, || And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent. Go from before a foolish man, || Or you have not known the lips of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, || And the folly of fools [is] deceit. Psa 139:24Fools mock at a guilt-offering, || And among the upright—a pleasing thing. The heart knows its own bitterness, || And a stranger does not interfere with its joy. The house of the wicked is destroyed, || And the tent of the upright flourishes. Pro 12:7There is a way—right before a man, || And its latter end [are] ways of death. Pro 16:25Even in laughter is the heart pained, || And the latter end of joy [is] affliction. The backslider in heart is filled from his ways, || And a good man—from his fruits. Isa 3:10The simple gives credence to everything, || And the prudent attends to his step. Rom 16:18; 1Jn 4:1The wise is fearing and turning from evil, || And a fool is transgressing and is confident. Psa 111:10Whoever is short of temper does folly, || And a man of wicked schemes is hated. Pro 12:16The simple have inherited folly, || And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge. Eph 5:15The evil have bowed down before the good, || And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. Isa 60:14The poor is hated even of his neighbor, || And those loving the rich [are] many. Pro 19:7Whoever is despising his neighbor sins, || Whoever is favoring the humble, || O his blessedness. Psa 41:1; Mat 5:7Do they who are devising evil not err? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good, In all labor there is advantage, || And a thing of the lips [is] only to want. Pro 12:11The crown of the wise is their wealth, || The folly of fools [is] folly. Pro 10:16; Pro 27:22A true witness is delivering souls, || And a deceitful one breathes out lies. Pro 12:17Strong confidence [is] in the fear of YHWH, || And there is a refuge to His sons. Pro 18:10The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, || To turn aside from snares of death. Pro 10:17; Pro 10:27; 2Sa 22:6The honor of a king [is] in the multitude of a people, || And the ruin of a prince in lack of people. Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, || And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly. Pro 19:11A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, || And rottenness to the bones [is] envy. An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, || And whoever is honoring Him || Is favoring the needy. Pro 17:5; Mat 25:36The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, || And the righteous [is] trustful in his death. Job 21:17; Psa 73:18; Psa 112:8Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent. And it is known in the midst of fools. Righteousness exalts a nation, || And the righteousness of peoples [is] a sin-offering. Pro 11:11The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, || And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!Luk 7:2; Rom 13:3