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# Proverbs 14 (New King James Version)
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The Ways of Life and Death
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##### Chapter 14
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###### 1 The wise woman builds her house,
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But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
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###### 2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
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But _he who is_ perverse in his ways despises Him.
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###### 3 In the mouth of a fool _is_ a rod of pride,
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But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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###### 4 Where no oxen _are,_ the trough _is_ clean;
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But much increase _comes_ by the strength of an ox.
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###### 5 A faithful witness does not lie,
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But a false witness will utter lies.
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###### 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not _find it,_
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But knowledge _is_ easy to him who understands.
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###### 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
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When you do not perceive _in him_ the lips of knowledge.
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###### 8 The wisdom of the prudent _is_ to understand his way,
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But the folly of fools _is_ deceit.
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###### 9 Fools mock at sin,
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But among the upright _there is_ favor.
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###### 10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
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And a stranger does not share its joy.
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###### 11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
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But the tent of the upright will flourish.
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###### 12 There is a way _that seems_ right to a man,
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But its end _is_ the way of death.
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###### 13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,
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And the end of mirth _may be_ grief.
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###### 14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,
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But a good man _will be satisfied_ from above.
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###### 15 The simple believes every word,
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But the prudent considers well his steps.
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###### 16 A wise _man_ fears and departs from evil,
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But a fool rages and is self-confident.
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###### 17 A quick-tempered _man_ acts foolishly,
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And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
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###### 18 The simple inherit folly,
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But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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###### 19 The evil will bow before the good,
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And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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###### 20 The poor _man_ is hated even by his own neighbor,
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But the rich _has_ many friends.
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###### 21 He who despises his neighbor sins;
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But he who has mercy on the poor, happy _is_ he.
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###### 22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
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But mercy and truth _belong_ to those who devise good.
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###### 23 In all labor there is profit,
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But idle chatter _leads_ only to poverty.
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###### 24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
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_But_ the foolishness of fools _is_ folly.
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###### 25 A true witness delivers souls,
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But a deceitful _witness_ speaks lies.
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###### 26 In the fear of the Lord _there is_ strong confidence,
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And His children will have a place of refuge.
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###### 27 The fear of the Lord _is_ a fountain of life,
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To turn _one_ away from the snares of death.
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###### 28 In a multitude of people _is_ a king's honor,
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But in the lack of people _is_ the downfall of a prince.
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###### 29 _He who is_ slow to wrath has great understanding,
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But _he who is_ impulsive exalts folly.
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###### 30 A sound heart _is_ life to the body,
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But envy _is_ rottenness to the bones.
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###### 31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
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But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
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###### 32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
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But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
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###### 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
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But _what is_ in the heart of fools is made known.
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###### 34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
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But sin _is_ a reproach to _any_ people.
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###### 35 The king's favor _is_ toward a wise servant,
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But his wrath _is against_ him who causes shame.
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