14:1  The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

14:2  He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD,
But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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

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

14:5  A faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter lies.

14:6  A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But knowledge is easy to him who understands.

14:7  Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive 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 mock at sin,
But among the upright there is favor.

14:10  The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.

14:11  The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

14:12  There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

14:13  Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,
And the end of mirth may be grief.

14:14  The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied from above.

14:15  The simple believes every word,
But the prudent considers well his steps.

14:16  A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.

14:17  A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

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

14:19  The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

14:20  The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But the rich has many friends.

14:21  He who despises his neighbor sins;
But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

14:22  Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.

14:23  In all labor there is profit,
But idle chatterleads only to poverty.

14:24  The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.

14:25  A true witness delivers souls,
But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

14:26  In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.

14:27  The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.

14:28  In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,
But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.

14:29  He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
But he who is impulsive exalts folly.

14:30  A sound heart is life to the body,
But envy is rottenness to the bones.

14:31  He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

14:32  The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
But the righteous has a refuge in his death.

14:33  Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
But what is in the heart of fools is made known.

14:34  Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach to any people.

14:35  The king’s favor is toward a wise servant,
But his wrath is against him who causes shame.