Proverbs 14:18-34

¹⁸Fools shall have mischief for their portion; But the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.

¹⁹Evil men shall fall before the good; And the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰Friends will hate poor friends; But the friends of the rich are many.

²¹He that dishonors the needy sins: But he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.

²²They that go astray devise evils: But the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: But compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.

²³With everyone who is careful there is abundance: But the pleasure taking and indolent shall be in want.

²⁴A prudent man is the crown of the wise: But the occupation of fools is evil.

²⁵A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: But a deceitful man kindles falsehoods.

²⁶In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: And he leaves his children a support.

²⁷The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; And it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.

²⁸In a populous nation is the glory of a king: But in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.

²⁹A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: But a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.

³⁰A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: But a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.

³¹He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: But he that honors him has pity upon the poor.

³²The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: But he who is secure in his own holiness is just.

³³There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: But in the heart of fools it is not discerned.

³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation: But sins diminish tribes.