Proverbs, verse by verse

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 who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

Proverbs 13:25 (KJV) 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 the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:1 A woman's family
is held together
by her wisdom,
but it can be destroyed by her foolishness.

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

[BIBLE]Proverbs 14:3[/BIBLE]

Proverbs 14:4 Where no oxen are, the trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.

Proverbs 14:5

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

[BIBLE]Proverbs 14:6[/BIBLE]

Proverbs 14:7

[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.[/FONT]

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

Proverbs 14:9 (KJV) Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Proverbs 14:10

[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.[/FONT]

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

[BIBLE]Proverbs 14:12[/BIBLE]

Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness and grief.

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

[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.[/FONT]

Proverbs 14:16 A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, but the fool bears himself insolently and is [presumptuously] confident.

[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated.[/FONT]