Proverbs 14:9-20

⁹The houses of transgressors will need purification; But the houses of the just are acceptable.

¹⁰If a man’s mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; And when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.

¹¹The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; But the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.

¹²There is a way which seems to be right with men, But the ends of it reach to the depth of hell.

¹³Grief mingles not with mirth; And joy in the end comes to grief.

¹⁴A stouthearted man shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man with his own thoughts.

¹⁵The simple believes every word: But the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought.

¹⁶A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.

¹⁷A passionate man acts inconsiderately; But a sensible man bears up under many things.

¹⁸Fools shall have mischief for their portion; But the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.

¹⁹Evil men shall fall before the good; And the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰Friends will hate poor friends; But the friends of the rich are many.