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Proverbs 14
Contrast The Upright And The Wicked

Proverbs Chapter 14 • Daily Reading by Pastor Chopper Ward


Proverbs 14
King James Version

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

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

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

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

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

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:
but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.​
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.​

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

9 Fools make a mock at sin:
but among the righteous there is favour.​

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

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

12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death.​

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;
and the end of that mirth is heaviness.​

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

15 The simple believeth every word:
but the prudent man looketh well to his going.​
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil:
but the fool rageth, and is confident.​
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly:
and a man of wicked devices is hated.​
18 The simple inherit folly:
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.​
19 The evil bow before the good;
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.​

20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour:
but the rich hath many friends.​
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth:
but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.​

22 Do they not err that devise evil?
but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.​

23 In all labour there is profit:
but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.​

24 The crown of the wise is their riches:
but the foolishness of fools is folly.​

25 A true witness delivereth souls:
but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.​

26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence:
and his children shall have a place of refuge.​
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
to depart from the snares of death.​

28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour:
but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.​

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

30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh:
but envy the rottenness of the bones.​

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

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

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

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:
but sin is a reproach to any people.​

35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant:
but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.


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