Proverbs 14:9-24

⁹The fool maketh a mockery of guilt; but among the upright there is good will.

¹⁰The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and with its joy can no stranger intermeddle.

¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed: but the tent of the upright will flourish.

¹²There is many a way which seemeth even before a man; but its end are ways unto death.

¹³Even in laughter the heart feeleth pain; and at its end joy is sorrow.

¹⁴The backslider in heart will have enough of his own ways; and from him departeth the good men.

¹⁵The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man understandeth his steps.

¹⁶A wise man is fearful, and departeth from evil; but the fool exciteth himself, and is confident.

¹⁷He that is soon angry committeth folly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.

¹⁸The simple inherit folly; but the prudent crown themselves with knowledge.

¹⁹The bad sink down before the good; and the wicked are at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰Even to his own neighbor is the poor man hateful; but the friends of the rich are many.

²¹He that despiseth his neighbor is a sinner; but he that is gracious to the poor—happiness attend him!

²²Behold, those who contrive evil are in error; but kindness and truth attend on those who contrive what is good.

²³In all painful labor there is profit; but mere words of the lips lead only to want.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches; but the folly of fools is only folly.