Proverbs 14:16-35

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.

²⁴Riches are a crown to the wise; But the promotion of fools is folly.

²⁵A true witness saveth lives; But a deceitful witness poureth forth lies.

²⁶In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence; Yea, to his children he will be a refuge.

²⁷The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.

²⁸In a numerous people is the glory of a king; But the want of people is the destruction of a prince.

²⁹He who is slow to anger is of great understanding. But he who is of a hasty spirit setteth folly on high.

³⁰A quiet heart is the life of the flesh; But the ferment of passion is rottenness to the bones.

³¹He who oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he who hath mercy on the poor honoreth him.

³²By his wickedness the wicked is thrust down; But the righteous hath hope even in death.

³³Wisdom resteth quietly in the heart of the wise; But in the breast of fools it will be made known.

³⁴Righteousness exalteth a people; But the reproach of nations is sin.

³⁵The king's favor is toward a wise servant; But his wrath is against him that causeth shame.