NASB — Proverbs 14 — KJV

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

  1 The awise° woman° builds° her house°,
  But the foolish° tears° it down° with her own hands°.
  2 He who awalks° in his uprightness° fears° the LORD°,
  But he who is bdevious° in his ways° despises° Him.
  3 In the mouth° of the foolish° is a rod° Ifor [his] back°,
  But athe lips° of the wise° will protect° them.
  4 Where no° oxen° are, the manger° is clean°,
  But much° revenue° [comes] by the strength° of the ox°.
  5 A atrustworthy° witness° will not lie°,
  But a bfalse° witness° Icutters° lies°.
  6 A scoffer° seeks° wisdom° and [finds] none°,
  But knowledge° is easy° to one who has° understanding°.
  7 Leave° the apresence° of a fool°,
  Or you will not Idiscern° IIwords° of knowledge°.
  8 The wisdom° of the sensible° is to understand° his way°,
  But athe foolishness° of fools° is deceit°.
  9 Fools° mock° at Isin°,
  But aamong° the upright° there is IIgood° will°.
  10 The heart° knows° its own° abitterness°,
  And a stranger° does not share° its joy°.
  11 The ahouse° of the wicked° will be destroyed°,
  But the tent° of the upright° will flourish°.
  12 There° ais a way° [which seems] right° to a man°,
  But its bend° is the way° of death°.
  13 Even° in laughter° the heart° may be in pain°,
  And the aend° of joy° may be grief°.
  14 The backslider° in heart° will have° his afill° of his own ways°,
  But a good° man° will b[be satisfied] Iwith his.
  15 The Inaive° believes° everything°,
  But the sensible° man° considers° his steps°.
  16 A wise° man° Iis cautious° and aturns° away° from evil°,
  But a fool° is arrogant° and careless°.
  17 A quick-tempered°° man acts° foolishly°,
  And a man° of evil° devices° is hated°.
  18 The Inaive° inherit° foolishness°,
  But the sensible° are crowned° with knowledge°.
  19 The aevil° will bow° down° before° the good°,
  And the wicked° at the gates° of the righteous°.
  20 The apoor° is hated° even° by his neighbor°,
  But those who love° the rich° are many°.
  21 He who adespises° his neighbor° sins°,
  But bhappy° is he who is gracious° to the Ipoor°.
  22 Will they not go° astray° who adevise° evil°?
  But kindness° and truth° [will be to] those who devise° good°.
  23 In all° labor° there is profit°,
  But Imere° talk° [leads] only° to poverty°.
  24 The acrown° of the wise° is their riches°,
  [But] the folly° of fools° is foolishness°.
  25 A truthful° witness° saves° lives°,
  But he who Iautters° lies° is IItreacherous°.
  26 In the Iafear° of the LORD° there is strong° confidence°,
  And IIhis children° will have° refuge°.
  27 The Ifear° of the LORD° is a fountain° of life°,
  That one may avoid° the snares° of death°.
  28 In a multitude° of people° is a king’s° glory°,
  But in the dearth° of people° is a prince’s° ruin°.
  29 He who° is aslow° to anger° has great° understanding°,
  But he who° is Iquick-tempered°° exalts° folly°.
  30 A atranquil° heart° is life° to the body°,
  But passion° is brottenness° to the bones°.
  31 He awho oppresses° the poor° taunts° bhis Maker°,
  But he who is gracious° to the needy° honors° Him.
  32 The wicked° is athrust° down° by his Iwrongdoing°,
  But the brighteous° has° a refuge° when he dies°.
  33 Wisdom° rests° in the heart° of one who has° understanding°,
  But in the Ihearts° of fools° it is made° known°.
  34 Righteousness° exalts° a nation°,
  But sin° is a disgrace° to [any] people°.
  35 The king’s° favor° is toward a aservant° who acts° wisely°,
  But his anger° is toward him who acts° shamefully°.

[1] aRu 4:11; Pv 31:10-27
[2] aPv 19:1; 28:6 bPv 2:15
[3] ILit of pride aPv 12:6
[5] ILit breathes out aRv 1:5; 3:14 bEx 23:1; Dt 19:16; Pv 6:19; 12:17 cPv 19:5
[7] ILit know IILit lips aPv 23:9
[8] a1Co 3:19
[9] ILit guilt IIOr the favor of God aPv 3:34; 11:20
[10] a1S 1:10; Jb 21:25
[11] aJb 8:15
[12] aPv 12:15; 16:25 bRo 6:21
[13] aEc 2:1, 2
[14] ILit from himself aPv 1:31; 12:21 bPv 12:14; 18:20
[15] ILit simple
[16] ILit fears aJb 28:28; Ps 34:14; Pv 3:7; 22:3
[18] ILit simple
[19] a1S 2:36; Pv 11:29
[20] aPv 19:7
[21] IOr afflicted aPv 11:12 bPs 41:1; Pv 19:17; 28:8
[22] aPs 36:4; Pv 3:29; 12:2; Mi 2:1
[23] ILit word of lips
[24] aPv 10:22; 13:8; 21:20
[25] ILit breathes out IILit treachery aPv 14:5
[26] IOr reverence IIOr His aPv 18:10; 19:23; Is 33:6
[27] IOr reverence
[29] ILit short of spirit aPv 16:32; 19:11; Ec 7:9; Jm 1:19
[30] aPv 15:13 bPv 12:4; Hab 3:16
[31] aPv 17:5; Mt 25:40; 1 Jn 3:17 bJb 31:15; Pv 22:2
[32] IOr calamity aPv 6:15; 24:16 bGn 49:18; Ps 16:11; 17:15; 37:37; 73:24; 2Co 1:9; 5:8; 2Ti 4:18
[33] ILit inward part
[35] aMt 24:45, 47; 25:21, 23


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Sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices (10-24).

1 ¶ Every wiseº womanº buildethºª her house:º but the foolishº plucketh it downºª with her hands.º 2 He that walkethºª in his uprightnessº feareth¹² the LORD:º but [he that is] perverseºª in his waysº despisethºª him. 3 In the mouthº of the foolishº [is] a rodº of pride:º but the lipsº of the wiseº shall preserveºª them. 4 Where no² oxenº [are], the cribº [is] clean:º but muchº increaseº [is] by the strengthº of the ox.º 5 A faithfulº witnessº will not² lie:¹² but a falseº witnessº will utterºª lies.¹ª² 6 A scornerºª seekethºª wisdom,º and [findeth it] not:² but knowledgeº [is] easyºª unto him that understandeth.ºª 7 Go¹ª² from the presenceº² of a foolishº man,º when thou perceivestºª not² [in him] the lipsº of knowledge.º 8 The wisdomº of the prudentº [is] to understandºª his way:º but the follyº of foolsº [is] deceit.º 9 Foolsº make a mockºª at sin:º but among² the righteousº [there is] favour.º 10 The heartº knowethºª his ownº bitterness;º and a strangerºª doth not² intermeddleºª with his joy.º 11 The houseº of the wickedº shall be overthrown:ºª but the tabernacleº of the uprightº shall flourish.ºª 12 There isº a wayº which seemeth rightº untoº a man,º but the endº thereof [are] the waysº of death.º 13 Even² in laughterº the heartº is sorrowful;ºª and the endº of that mirthº [is] heaviness.º 14 The backsliderºª in heartº shall be filledºª with his own ways:º² and a goodº manº [shall be satisfied] from²² himself. 15 The simpleº believethºª every² word:º but the prudentº [man] looketh wellºª to his going.º 16 A wiseº [man] feareth,º and departethºª from evil:º² but the foolº rageth,ºª and is confident.ºª 17 [He that is] soonº angryº dealethºª foolishly:º and a manº of wicked devicesº is hated.ºª 18 The simpleº inheritºª folly:º but the prudentº are crownedºª with knowledge.º 19 The evilº bowºª beforeº the good;º and the wickedº at² the gatesº of the righteous.º 20 The poorºª is hatedºª even² of his own neighbour:º but the richº [hath] manyº friends.ºª 21 He that despisethºª his neighbourº sinneth:ºª but he that hath mercy¹ª on² the poor,ºª¹ happyº [is] he. 22 Do they not² errºª that deviseºª evil?º but mercyº and truthº [shall be] to them that deviseºª good.º 23 In all² labourº there is² profit:º but the talkº of the lipsº [tendeth] only² to penury.º 24 The crownº of the wiseº [is] their riches:º [but] the foolishnessº of foolsº [is] folly.º 25 A trueº witnessº deliverethºª souls:º but a deceitfulº [witness] speakethºª lies.º 26 In the fearº of the LORDº [is] strongº confidence:º and his childrenº shall have² a place of refuge.º 27 The fearº of the LORDº [is] a fountainº of life,º to departºª from the snaresº² of death.º 28 In the multitudeº of peopleº [is] the king'sº honour:º but in the wantº of peopleº [is] the destructionº of the prince.º 29 [He that is] slowº to wrathº [is] of greatº understanding:º but [he that is] hastyº of spiritº exaltethºª folly.º 30 A soundº heartº [is] the lifeº of the flesh:º but envyº the rottennessº of the bones.º 31 He that oppressethºª the poorº reproachethºª his Maker:ºª but he that honourethºª him hath mercyºª on the poor.º 32 The wickedº is driven awayºª in his wickedness:º but the righteousº hath hopeºª in his death.º 33 Wisdomº restethºª in the heartº of him that hath understanding:ºª but [that which is] in the midstº of foolsº is made known.ºª 34 Righteousnessº exaltethºª a nation:º but sinº [is] a reproachº to any people.º 35 The king'sº favourº [is] toward a wiseºª servant:º but his wrathº is² [against] him that causeth shame.ºª

[1] Ru 4:11; 1K 16:31; 21:24; 2K 11:1; Pv 9:13; 19:13; 21:9, 19; 24:3; 31:10.
[2] 1K 3:6; Jb 1:1; 12:4; 28:28; Ps 25:21; 112:1; 123:3; Pv 11:12; 16:17; 28:6; Ec 12:13; Mal 2:5; Lk 10:16; 16:14; Ac 9:31; 10:22, 35; Ro 2:4; 2Ti 3:2.
[3] 1S 2:3; Jb 5:21; Ps 12:3; 31:18; 52:1; 57:4; Pv 12:6; 18:6; 21:24; 22:8; 28:25; Dn 7:20; Ro 10:9; Jm 3:5; 2P 2:18; Rv 3:10; 12:11; 15:5.
[4] Pv 13:23; Am 4:6; 1Co 9:9.
[5] Ex 20:16; 23:1; 1K 21:13; 22:12; Pv 6:19; 12:17; 13:5; 14:25; 19:5, 9.
[6] Ps 119:18, 98; Pv 8:9; 17:24; 18:2; 26:12; Is 8:20; Jr 8:9; Mt 6:22; 11:25; 13:11; Ro 1:21; 9:31; 1Co 3:18; 8:2; Jm 1:5; 2P 3:3.
[7] Pv 9:6; 13:20; 19:27; 1Co 5:11; Ep 5:11.
[8] Ps 111:10; 119:5, 34, 73; 143:8; Pv 2:9; 8:20; 11:18; Jr 13:20; Lk 12:19; Ep 4:22; 5:17; Col 1:9; 2Ti 3:13, 15; Jm 3:13.
[9] Jb 15:16; 34:7; Pv 1:22; 3:4; 8:35; 10:23; 12:2; 13:15; 26:18; 30:20; Ro 14:17; Jde 1:18.
[10] Gn 42:21; 1S 1:10; 2K 4:27; Jb 6:2; 7:11; 9:18; 10:1; Ps 25:14; Pv 15:13; 18:14; Ezk 3:14; Mk 14:33; Jn 12:27; 14:18, 23; Php 4:7; 1P 1:8; Rv 2:17.
[11] Jb 8:6, 15; 15:34; 18:14, 21; 20:26; 21:28; 27:13; Ps 112:2; 128:3; Pv 3:33; 11:28; 12:7; 21:12, 20; Is 58:11; Zc 5:4; Mt 7:26.
[12] Pv 12:15; 16:25; 30:12; Mt 7:13; Lk 13:24; Ro 6:21; Ga 6:3; Ep 5:6; Jm 1:22.
[13] Pv 5:4; Ec 2:2, 10; 7:5; 11:9; Lk 16:25; Jm 4:9; Rv 18:7.
[14] Pv 1:31, 32; 12:14; 14:10; Jr 2:19; 8:5; 17:5; Ezk 22:31; Ho 4:16; Zp 1:6; Jn 4:14; 2Co 1:12; Ga 6:4, 8; He 3:12; 2P 2:20.
[15] Pv 4:26; 14:8; 22:3; 27:12; Am 5:13; Ac 13:7; Ro 16:18; Ep 4:14; 5:17; 1Jn 4:1.
[16] Gn 33:9; 42:18; 1K 19:2; 20:10, 18; Ne 5:15; Jb 31:21; Ps 119:120; Pv 3:7; 7:22; 16:6, 17; 22:3; 28:14; 29:9; Ec 10:13; Mk 6:17, 24; Jn 9:40; 1Th 5:22.
[17] Es 3:6; 7:5; Pv 6:18; 12:2, 16; 14:29; 15:18; 16:32; 22:24; 29:22; Ec 7:9; Is 32:7; Jr 5:26; Jm 1:19.
[18] Pv 3:35; 4:7; 11:29, 30; Jr 16:19; 44:17; Dn 12:3; Mt 23:29; 2Ti 4:8; 1P 1:18; 5:4.
[19] Gn 42:6; 43:28; Ex 8:8; 9:27; 11:8; 2K 3:12; Es 7:7; Ps 49:14; Is 60:14; Mi 7:9, 16; Mal 4:3; Ac 16:39; Rv 3:9.
[20] Es 3:2; 5:10; Jb 6:21; 19:13; 30:10; Pv 10:15; 19:4, 6, 7.
[21] Jb 31:13; 35:5; Ps 22:24; 41:1; 112:5, 9; Pv 11:12, 24; 14:31; 17:5; 18:3; 19:17; 28:27; Ec 11:1; Is 58:7; Dn 4:27; Mt 25:34; Lk 6:30; 18:9; Ac 20:35; He 6:12; Jm 2:5, 14; 1Jn 3:17.
[22] Gn 24:27; 2Ch 6:8; Ps 25:10; 61:7; Pv 12:2; 14:17; 19:22; Is 32:7; Mt 5:7; Jn 1:17.
[23] Pv 10:10; 12:24; 28:19; Ec 5:3; Jn 6:27; 2Th 3:10; 1Ti 5:13; He 6:10.
[24] Ps 49:10; 112:9; Pv 27:22; Ec 7:11; Is 33:6; Lk 12:19; 16:9, 19.
[25] Pv 14:5; Ac 20:21, 26; 26:16; 1Ti 4:1; 2P 3:3.
[26] Gn 31:42; Ps 34:7; 112:1, 6; 115:13; Pv 3:7, 25; 18:10; 19:23; Ec 7:18; Is 26:20; Jr 15:11; 32:39; Mal 3:16; 4:2; Ac 9:31.
[27] Ps 18:5; Pv 2:10; 13:14; 22:5; Ec 7:26; Is 33:6; Rv 21:6.
[28] Ex 1:12, 22; 1K 4:20; 20:27; 2K 10:32; 13:7.
[29] Nu 12:3; Pv 4:8; 14:17; 15:18; 16:32; 22:24; 25:8, 28; Ec 7:9; 10:6; Dn 3:19; Mt 2:16; 11:29; 1Co 13:4; Jm 1:19; 3:17.
[30] Jb 5:2; Ps 112:10; 119:80; Pv 3:8; 4:23; 12:4; 17:22; Ac 7:9; Ro 1:29; 2Ti 1:7; Jm 4:5.
[31] Jb 31:13; Ps 12:5; Pv 14:21; 17:5; 19:17; 22:2, 16, 22; Ec 5:8; Mt 25:40; Jn 12:8; 2Co 8:7; 1Jn 3:17; 4:21.
[32] Gn 49:18; Jb 13:15; 18:18; 19:25; 27:20; Ps 23:4; 37:37; 58:9; Dn 5:26; Lk 2:29; Jn 8:21, 24; Ro 9:22; 1Co 15:55; 2Co 1:9; 5:8; Php 1:21, 23; 1Th 5:3; 2Ti 4:18; Rv 14:13.
[33] Pv 12:16, 23; 13:16; 15:2, 28; 29:11; Ec 10:3.
[34] Dt 4:6; 28:1, 15; 29:18; Jg 2:6; Ps 107:34; Jr 2:2; Ezk 16:1; 22:1; Ho 13:1.
[35] Ps 101:4; Pv 10:5; 17:2; 19:12, 26; 20:8, 26; 22:11; 25:5; 29:12; Mt 24:45; Lk 12:42.


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