Proverbs Chapter 14

• Proverbs 14:1
  Proverbs.
• Proverbs 14:2
  Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
• Proverbs 14:3
  He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
• Proverbs 14:4
  The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
• Proverbs 14:5
  Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
• Proverbs 14:6
  A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
• Proverbs 14:7
  A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
• Proverbs 14:8
  Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
• Proverbs 14:9
  The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
• Proverbs 14:10
  Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
• Proverbs 14:11
  The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
• Proverbs 14:12
  The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
• Proverbs 14:13
  There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
• Proverbs 14:14
  Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
• Proverbs 14:15
  The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
• Proverbs 14:16
  A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
• Proverbs 14:17
  A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
• Proverbs 14:18
  He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
• Proverbs 14:19
  The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
• Proverbs 14:20
  The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
• Proverbs 14:21
  The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
• Proverbs 14:22
  He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
• Proverbs 14:23
  Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
• Proverbs 14:24
  In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
• Proverbs 14:25
  The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
• Proverbs 14:26
  A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
• Proverbs 14:27
  In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
• Proverbs 14:28
  The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
• Proverbs 14:29
  In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
• Proverbs 14:30
  He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
• Proverbs 14:31
  The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
• Proverbs 14:32
  He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
• Proverbs 14:33
  The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
• Proverbs 14:34
  Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
• Proverbs 14:35
  Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
• Proverbs 14:36
  The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.