Proverbs 14:24-34

²⁴Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

²⁵A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

²⁶For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

²⁷The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

²⁸A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

²⁹He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

³⁰A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

³¹He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

³²The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

³³Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

³⁴By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.