14:1 Every wise woman builds her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

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14:2 The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

14:3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod for the back, but the words of the wise protect them.

14:4 Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.

14:5 A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

14:6 The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

14:7 Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

14:8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

14:9 Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

14:11 The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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

14:13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

14:14 The backslider will have his fill from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

14:15 A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

14:16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

14:17 A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

14:18 The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.

14:19 Those who are evil will bow before those who are good, and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.