PROVERBS 14:2-15

²He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

³In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

⁵A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness uttereth lies.

⁶A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

⁷Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹The foolish make a mock at guilt: but among the upright there is good will.

¹⁰The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

¹¹The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tent of the upright shall flourish.

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.