<h3>Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked</h3>14 <poetry>The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands. </poetry> 2 <poetry>One who walks in his uprightness fears the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, But one who is devious in his ways despises Him. </poetry> 3 <poetry>In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will protect them. </poetry> 4 <poetry>Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox. </poetry> 5 <poetry>A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness declares lies. </poetry> 6 <poetry>A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding. </poetry> 7 <poetry>Leave the presence of a fool, Or you will not discern words of knowledge. </poetry> 8 <poetry>The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit. </poetry> 9 <poetry>Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is goodwill. </poetry> 10 <poetry>The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy. </poetry> 11 <poetry>The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish. </poetry> 12 <poetry>There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. </poetry> 13 <poetry>Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief. </poetry> 14 <poetry>One with a wayward heart will have his fill of his own ways, But a good person will be satisfied with his. </poetry> 15 <poetry>The naive believes everything, But the sensible person considers his steps. </poetry> 16 <poetry>A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless. </poetry> 17 <poetry>A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, And a person of evil devices is hated. </poetry> 18 <poetry>The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge. </poetry> 19 <poetry>The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. </poetry> 20 <poetry>The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many. </poetry> 21 <poetry>One who despises his neighbor sins, But one who is gracious to the poor is blessed. </poetry> 22 <poetry>Will they who devise evil not go astray? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good. </poetry> 23 <poetry>In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty. </poetry> 24 <poetry>The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness. </poetry> 25 <poetry>A truthful witness saves lives, But one who declares lies is deceitful. </poetry> 26 <poetry>In the fear of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge. </poetry> 27 <poetry> The fear of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> is a fountain of life, By which one may avoid the snares of death. </poetry> 28 <poetry>In a multitude of people is a king’s glory, But in the scarcity of people is a prince’s ruin. </poetry> 29 <poetry>One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness. </poetry> 30 <poetry>A tranquil heart is life to the body, But jealousy is rottenness to the bones. </poetry> 31 <poetry>One who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But one who is gracious to the needy honors Him. </poetry> 32 <poetry>The wicked is thrust down by his own wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies. </poetry> 33 <poetry>Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But among fools it is made known. </poetry> 34 <poetry>Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. </poetry> 35 <poetry>The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.</poetry>

Proverbs 14:1

The <cr>1</cr>wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

One who <cr>1</cr>walks in his uprightness fears the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, But one who is <cr>2</cr>devious in his ways despises Him.

Proverbs 14:2

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But <cr>1</cr>the lips of the wise will protect them.

Proverbs 14:3

Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 14:4

A <cr>1</cr>trustworthy witness will not lie, But a <cr>2</cr>false witness <cr>3</cr>declares lies.

Proverbs 14:5

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.

Proverbs 14:6

Leave the <cr>1</cr>presence of a fool, Or you will not <ft>1</ft>discern <ft>2</ft>words of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:7

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But <cr>1</cr>the foolishness of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 14:8

Fools mock at <ft>1</ft>sin, But <cr>1</cr>among the upright there is <ft>2</ft>goodwill.

Proverbs 14:9

The heart knows its own <cr>1</cr>bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

Proverbs 14:10

The <cr>1</cr>house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish.

Proverbs 14:11

There <cr>1</cr>is a way which seems right to a person, But its <cr>2</cr>end is the way of death.

Proverbs 14:12

Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the <cr>1</cr>end of joy may be grief.

Proverbs 14:13

One with a wayward heart will have his <cr>1</cr>fill of his own ways, But a good person will <cr>2</cr>be satisfied<ft>1</ft>with his.

Proverbs 14:14

The naive believes everything, But the sensible person considers his steps.

Proverbs 14:15

A wise person <ft>1</ft>is cautious and <cr>1</cr>turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.

Proverbs 14:16

A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, And a person of evil devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:17

The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:18

The <cr>1</cr>evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:19

The <cr>1</cr>poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many.

Proverbs 14:20

One who <cr>1</cr>despises his neighbor sins, But <cr>2</cr>one who is gracious to the <ft>1</ft>poor is blessed.

Proverbs 14:21

Will they who <cr>1</cr>devise evil not go astray? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

Proverbs 14:22

In all labor there is profit, But <ft>1</ft>mere talk leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 14:23

The <cr>1</cr>crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.

Proverbs 14:24

A truthful witness saves lives, But one who<cr>1</cr>declares lies is<ft>1</ft>deceitful.

Proverbs 14:25

In <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>the fear of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> there is strong confidence, And <ft>2</ft>his children will have refuge.

Proverbs 14:26

<ft>1</ft>The fear of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> is a fountain of life, By which one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:27

In a multitude of people is a king’s glory, But in the scarcity of people is a prince’s ruin.

Proverbs 14:28

One who is <cr>1</cr>slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is <ft>1</ft>quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

Proverbs 14:29

A <cr>1</cr>tranquil heart is life to the body, But jealousy is <cr>2</cr>rottenness to the bones.

Proverbs 14:30

One <cr>1</cr>who oppresses the poor taunts <cr>2</cr>his Maker, But one who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 14:31

The wicked is <cr>1</cr>thrust down by his own wrongdoing, But the <cr>2</cr>righteous has a refuge when he dies.

Proverbs 14:32

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But among fools it is made known.

Proverbs 14:33

Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.

Proverbs 14:34

The king’s favor is toward a <cr>1</cr>servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

Proverbs 14:35

 1 The  wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.  2 One who  walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But one who is  devious in his ways despises Him.  3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But  the lips of the wise will protect them.  4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.  5 A  trustworthy witness will not lie, But a  false witness  declares lies.  6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.  7 Leave the  presence of a fool, Or you will not  discern  words of knowledge.  8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But  the foolishness of fools is deceit.  9 Fools mock at  sin, But  among the upright there is  goodwill.  10 The heart knows its own  bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.  11 The  house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish.  12 There  is a way which seems right to a person, But its  end is the way of death.  13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the  end of joy may be grief.  14 One with a wayward heart will have his  fill of his own ways, But a good person will  be satisfied with his.  15 The naive believes everything, But the sensible person considers his steps.  16 A wise person  is cautious and  turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.  17 A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, And a person of evil devices is hated.  18 The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.  19 The  evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.  20 The  poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many.  21 One who  despises his neighbor sins, But  one who is gracious to the  poor is blessed.  22 Will they who  devise evil not go astray? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.  23 In all labor there is profit, But  mere talk leads only to poverty.  24 The  crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.  25 A truthful witness saves lives, But one who declares lies is deceitful.  26 In   the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And  his children will have refuge.  27  The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, By which one may avoid the snares of death.  28 In a multitude of people is a king’s glory, But in the scarcity of people is a prince’s ruin.  29 One who is  slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is  quick-tempered exalts foolishness.  30 A  tranquil heart is life to the body, But jealousy is  rottenness to the bones.  31 One  who oppresses the poor taunts  his Maker, But one who is gracious to the needy honors Him.  32 The wicked is  thrust down by his own wrongdoing, But the  righteous has a refuge when he dies.  33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But among fools it is made known.  34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.  35 The king’s favor is toward a  servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

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