Proverbs 14:6-14

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

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

⁸Sensible people use their wisdom to decide where they're going, but the foolishness of stupid people is treacherous.

⁹Stupid people laugh at sin, but good people want forgiveness.

¹⁰The individual's mind alone knows its sadnesses, and no one else can share its happiness.

¹¹The house of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tent of good people will prosper.

¹²There's a way that seems to be right, but in the end it's the way of death.

¹³Even when you're laughing you can be feeling sad—joy can end in grief.

¹⁴Disloyal people are repaid for what they do, and good people are rewarded.