Proverbs 14:3-26

³In the mouth of the foolish pride is a scourge; But the lips of the wise preserve them.

⁴Where there are no oxen, the crib is clean; But there is great increase by the strength of the ox.

⁵A faithful witness doth not lie; But a false witness poureth forth lies.

⁶The scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.

⁷Go from the presence of a foolish man; For thou hast not perceived in him the lips of knowledge.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is in giving heed to his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹Fools make a mock at sin; But with the upright is favor.

¹⁰The heart knoweth its own bitterness. And a stranger cannot intermeddle with its joy.

¹¹The house of the wicked shall be destroyed; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

¹²There is a way which seemeth right to a man, But its end is the way to death.

¹³Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, And the end of joy is grief.

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.

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.