Proverbs 14:14-23

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

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

¹⁶The wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool is haughty and confident.

¹⁷He who is hasty in his anger will commit folly; And the man of wicked devices will be hated.

¹⁸The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹The evil bow before the good; Yea, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰The poor is hated even by his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

²¹He who despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But happy is he who hath mercy on the poor.

²²Do not they who devise evil fail of their end? But they who devise good meet with kindness and truth.

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