Proverbs 14 · Clearspring

The Wise Woman

¹Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.+ ²He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.+ ³The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.+ ⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.+ ⁵A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.+ ⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.+ ⁷Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.+ ⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.+ ⁹Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.+ ¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.+ ¹¹The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.+ ¹²There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.+ ¹³Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.+ ¹⁴The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.+ ¹⁵A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.+ ¹⁶A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.+ ¹⁷He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.+ ¹⁸The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.+ ¹⁹The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.+ ²⁰The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.+ ²¹He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.+ ²²Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.+ ²³In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.+ ²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.+ ²⁵A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.+ ²⁶In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.+ ²⁷The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.+ ²⁸In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.+ ²⁹He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.+ ³⁰The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.+ ³¹He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.+ ³²The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.+ ³³Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.+ ³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.+ ³⁵The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.+

The Wise Woman

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