1833 Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB)

Proverbs 14

1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.

 14:1 ¶ Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.

 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

 14:4 Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.

 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

 14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy to him that understandeth.

 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.

 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.

 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favor.

 14:10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

 14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it [are] the ways of death.

 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.

 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.

 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

 14:16 A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

 14:17 [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

 14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

 14:20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor: but the rich [hath] many friends.

 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.

 14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good.

 14:23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

 14:24 The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.

 14:26 In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

 14:27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

 14:28 In the multitude of people [is] the king's honor: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.

 14:29 [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

 14:30 A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.

 14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

 14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.

 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.

 14:35 The king's favor [is] towards a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.