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  14:1 ¶
Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs [hers] down with her hands. |
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14:1 ¶
Every wise°
woman°
buildeth°°
her house:°
but the foolish°
plucketh it down°°
with her hands.° |
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14:2
He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonoured. |
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14:2
He that walketh°°
in his uprightness°
feareth°°
Yahweh:°
but [he that is] perverse°°
in his ways°
despiseth°°
him. |
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14:3
Out of the mouth of fools [comes] a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them. |
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14:3
In the mouth°
of the foolish°
[is] a rod°
of pride:°
but the lips°
of the wise°
shall preserve°°
them. |
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14:4
Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent. |
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14:4
Where no°
oxen°
[are], the crib°
[is] clean:°
but much°
increase°
[is] by the strength°
of the ox.° |
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14:5
A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods. |
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14:5
A faithful°
witness°
will not°
lie:°°
but a false°
witness°
will utter°°
lies.°°° |
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14:6
Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent. |
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14:6
A scorner°°
seeketh°°
wisdom,°
and [findeth it] not:°
but knowledge°
[is] easy°°
unto him that understandeth.°° |
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14:7
All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion. |
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14:7
Go°°°
from the presence°°
of a foolish°
man,°
when thou perceivest°°
not°
[in him] the lips°
of knowledge.° |
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14:8
The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray. |
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14:8
The wisdom°
of the prudent°
[is] to understand°°
his way:°
but the folly°
of fools°
[is] deceit.° |
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14:9
The houses of transgressors will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable. |
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14:9
Fools°
make a mock°°
at sin:°
but among°
the righteous°
[there is] favour.° |
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14:10
[If] a man's mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride. |
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14:10
The heart°
knoweth°°
his own°
bitterness;°
and a stranger°°
doth not°
intermeddle°°
with his joy.° |
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14:11
The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand. |
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14:11
The house°
of the wicked°
shall be overthrown:°°
but the tabernacle°
of the upright°
shall flourish.°° |
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14:12
There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it reach to the depths of hell. |
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14:12
There is°
a way°
which seemeth right°
unto°
a man,°
but the end°
thereof [are] the ways°
of death.° |
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14:13
Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief. |
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14:13
Even°
in laughter°
the heart°
is sorrowful;°°
and the end°
of that mirth°
[is] heaviness.° |
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14:14
A stout-hearted [man] shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts. |
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14:14
The backslider°°
in heart°
shall be filled°°
with his own ways:°°
and a good°
man°
[shall be satisfied] from°°
himself. |
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14:15
The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to after-thought. |
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14:15
The simple°
believeth°°
every°
word:°
but the prudent°
[man] looketh well°°
to his going.° |
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14:16
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor. |
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14:16
A wise°
[man] feareth,°
and departeth°°
from evil:°°
but the fool°
rageth,°°
and is confident.°° |
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14:17
A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things. |
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14:17
[He that is] soon°
angry°
dealeth°°
foolishly:°
and a man°
of wicked devices°
is hated.°° |
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14:18
Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding. |
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14:18
The simple°
inherit°°
folly:°
but the prudent°
are crowned°°
with knowledge.° |
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14:19
Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous. |
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14:19
The evil°
bow°°
before°
the good;°
and the wicked°
at°
the gates°
of the righteous.° |
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14:20
Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many. |
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14:20
The poor°°
is hated°°
even°
of his own neighbour:°
but the rich°
[hath] many°
friends.°° |
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14:21
He that dishonours the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed. |
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14:21
He that despiseth°°
his neighbour°
sinneth:°°
but he that hath mercy°°
on°
the poor,°°°
happy°
[is] he. |
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14:22
They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good. |
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14:22
Do they not°
err°°
that devise°°
evil?°
but mercy°
and truth°
[shall be] to them that devise°°
good.° |
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14:23
With every one [who is] careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in want. |
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14:23
In all°
labour°
there is°
profit:°
but the talk°
of the lips°
[tendeth] only°
to penury.° |
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14:24
A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil. |
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14:24
The crown°
of the wise°
[is] their riches:°
[but] the foolishness°
of fools°
[is] folly.° |
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14:25
A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful [man] kindles falsehoods. |
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14:25
A true°
witness°
delivereth°°
souls:°
but a deceitful°
[witness] speaketh°°
lies.° |
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14:26
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support. |
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14:26
In the fear°
of Yahweh°
[is] strong°
confidence:°
and his children°
shall have°
a place of refuge.° |
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14:27
The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes [men] to turn aside from the snare of death. |
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14:27
The fear°
of Yahweh°
[is] a fountain°
of life,°
to depart°°
from the snares°°
of death.° |
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14:28
In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince. |
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14:28
In the multitude°
of people°
[is] the king's°
honour:°
but in the want°
of people°
[is] the destruction°
of the prince.° |
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14:29
A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish. |
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14:29
[He that is] slow°
to wrath°
[is] of great°
understanding:°
but [he that is] hasty°
of spirit°
exalteth°°
folly.° |
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14:30
A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones. |
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14:30
A sound°
heart°
[is] the life°
of the flesh:°
but envy°
the rottenness°
of the bones.° |
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14:31
He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honours him has pity upon the poor. |
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14:31
He that oppresseth°°
the poor°
reproacheth°°
his Maker:°°
but he that honoureth°°
him hath mercy°°
on the poor.° |
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14:32
The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but he who is secure in his own holiness is just. |
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14:32
The wicked°
is driven away°°
in his wickedness:°
but the righteous°
hath hope°°
in his death.° |
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14:33
There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned. |
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14:33
Wisdom°
resteth°°
in the heart°
of him that hath understanding:°°
but [that which is] in the midst°
of fools°
is made known.°° |
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14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes. |
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14:34
Righteousness°
exalteth°°
a nation:°
but sin°
[is] a reproach°
to any people.° |
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14:35
An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behaviour he removes disgrace. |
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14:35
The king's°
favour°
[is] toward a wise°°
servant:°
but his wrath°
is°
[against] him that causeth shame.°° |
