Proverbs Chapter 14 — Wisdom and the Upright Heart

¹Every wise woman builds her house,

²He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD,

³The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,

⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,

⁵A truthful witness will not lie,

⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it,

⁷Stay away from a foolish man,

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way,

⁹Fools mock at making atonement for sins,

¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness and joy;

¹¹The house of the wicked will be overthrown,

¹²There is a way which seems right to a man,

¹³Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful,

¹⁴The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;

¹⁵A simple man believes everything,

¹⁶A wise man fears and shuns evil,

¹⁷He who is quick to become angry will commit folly,

¹⁸The simple inherit folly,

¹⁹The evil bow down before the good,

²⁰The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,

²¹He who despises his neighbor sins,

²²Don’t they go astray who plot evil?

²³In all hard work there is profit,

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches,

²⁵A truthful witness saves souls,

²⁶In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress,

²⁷The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,

²⁸In the multitude of people is the king’s glory,

²⁹He who is slow to anger has great understanding,

³⁰The life of the body is a heart at peace,

³¹He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker,

³²The wicked is brought down in his calamity,

³³Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,

³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation,

³⁵The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely,