Proverbs 14:12-28

¹²There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

¹³Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

¹⁴The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

¹⁵The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

¹⁶A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

¹⁷He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices 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 is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

²¹He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

²²Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

²³In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

²⁵A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

²⁶In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

²⁷The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

²⁸In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.