The Wisdom of Proverbs - Verse by Verse (2)

Proverbs 13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son;
But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Proverbs 14:1 "The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down."

Proverbs 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

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

Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

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

Proverbs 14:7
Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

***Notice the difference from the NKJV and the ASV used by the forum. It says "Go INTO the presence of a foolish man...". I wonder why the mistranslation. I prefer the KJV or NKJV, and this is one reason why. Sure, the outcome of the verse seems the same, but there is a difference.

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

Proverbs 14:9
Fools mock at sin,
But among the upright there is favor.

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

Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart may be sad, and the end of joy may be sorrow.

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

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

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

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