| 14 | Proverbs | ||
| 1 | Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. | ||
| 2 | He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. | ||
| 3 | The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. | ||
| 4 | Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. | ||
| 5 | A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. | ||
| 6 | A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. | ||
| 7 | Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. | ||
| 8 | The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. | ||
| 9 | God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favour. | ||
| 10 | The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares 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 man, but its end is the way to death. | ||
| 13 | Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief. | ||
| 14 | A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds. | ||
| 15 | The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going. | ||
| 16 | A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. | ||
| 17 | A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient. | ||
| 18 | The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | ||
| 19 | The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. | ||
| 20 | The poor is disliked even by his neighbour, but the rich has many friends. | ||
| 21 | He who despises his neighbour is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. | ||
| 22 | Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness. | ||
| 23 | In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want. | ||
| 24 | The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools. | ||
| 25 | A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. | ||
| 26 | In the fear of Yahweh one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. | ||
| 27 | The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. | ||
| 28 | In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. | ||
| 29 | He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. | ||
| 30 | A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot. | ||
| 31 | He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honours him. | ||
| 32 | The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity. | ||
| 33 | Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools. | ||
| 34 | Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. | ||
| 35 | A servant who deals wisely has the king's favour, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. | ||
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