Proverbs 14:3-7 in English

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

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

³ Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

⁶ Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.

⁷ All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

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

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

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

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

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

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

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

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

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

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

³ Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

⁶ You shall seek wisdom with bad men, and shall not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.

⁷ All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

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

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

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

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

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

³ Foolish people will be punished MTY for what they say, but wise people will be protected by what they say MTY.

⁴ If a man has no oxen to plow his field, he does not need to put grain in their feedbox, but if he has oxen, they will enable him to produce an abundant crop.

⁵ Witnesses who are reliable always say what ◄is true/really happened►, but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies about what happened.

⁶ Those who make fun of being wise will never become wise, but those who understand what is right learn things easily.

⁷ Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything useful.

³ Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

⁶ You shall seek wisdom with bad men, and shall not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.

⁷ All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

³ In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

⁴ Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.

⁵ A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

⁶ The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

⁷ Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

³ In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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

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

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

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

⁴ Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest.

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

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.

⁷ Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence.

³ What stupid people say punishes their pride, but what wise people say will protect them.

⁴ Without oxen, the manger is empty, but a good harvest comes through the ox's strength.

⁵ A trustworthy witness doesn't lie, but a false witness is deceptive.

⁶ It's pointless for a scoffer to look for wisdom, but knowledge comes easily to someone who understands.

⁷ Stay away from stupid people—you won't learn anything from them.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

⁴ Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.

⁵ A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

⁷ Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.

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

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

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness breatheth forth lies.

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

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man, for thou wilt not perceive the lips of knowledge.

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

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

⁵ A faithful witness will not lie: But a false witness will utter lies.

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: But knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man, When thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a stick for his pride; but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, is the crib clean; but the abundance of harvests is only through the strength of the ox.

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

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none; but knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.

⁷ Go far away from a foolish man, else thou wilt never know the lips of knowledge.

³ Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; But the lips of the wise preserve them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; But where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie; But an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

⁶ Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; But discretion is easily available with the prudent.

⁷ All things are adverse to a foolish man; But wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

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

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

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

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

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

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and does not find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

³ From the mouth of a fool comes an offshoot of his pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

⁴ Where there are no cattle the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant crop can come by the strength of an ox.

⁵ A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

⁶ A mocker seeks wisdom and there is none, but knowledge comes easy to the one who is discerning.

⁷ Walk away from a foolish person, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

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

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

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

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.

⁷ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

⁵ A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

³ The rod of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lips of wise men keep them.

⁴ Where oxen be not, the cratch is void; but where full many corns appear, there the strength of the ox is made open.

⁵ A faithful witness shall not lie; a guileful witness bringeth forth a leasing.

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and he findeth it not; the teaching of prudent men is easy.

⁷ Go thou against a man a fool; and he shall not know the lips of prudence.

³ The rod of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lips of wise men keep them (or but the lips of the wise keep them safe).

⁴ Where oxen be not, the cratch is void (or the stall is empty); but where full many corns appear, there the strength of the ox is made open.

⁵ A faithful witness shall not lie; a guileful witness bringeth forth a leasing (or a deceitful witness bringeth forth many lies).

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and he findeth it not, (or A mocker seeketh wisdom, but never findeth it); the teaching of prudent men is easy.

⁷ Go thou against a man a fool; and he shall not know the lips of prudence. (Go thou away from a foolish person; for he shall not speak words of understanding, that is, sensible words.)

³ In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

⁴ Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is the increase by the power of the ox.

⁵ A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

⁶ A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.

⁷ Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.