CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Proverbs 14 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/14-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > Proverbs 14</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/13.htm" title="Proverbs 13">◄</a> Proverbs 14 <a href="../proverbs/15.htm" title="Proverbs 15">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/proverbs/14.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The wisest of women builds her house,</span><br /><span class="indent">but folly with her own hands tears it down.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever walks in uprightness fears the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>,</span><br /><span class="indent">but he who is devious in his ways despises him.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride">a</a></sup></span></span><br /><span class="indent">but the lips of the wise will preserve them.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,</span><br /><span class="indent">but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A faithful witness does not lie,</span><br /><span class="indent">but a false witness breathes out lies.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,</span><br /><span class="indent">but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Leave the presence of a fool,</span><br /><span class="indent">for there you do not meet words of knowledge.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the folly of fools is deceiving.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Fools mock at the guilt offering,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the upright enjoy acceptance.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance">b</a></sup></span></span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The heart knows its own bitterness,</span><br /><span class="indent">and no stranger shares its joy.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The house of the wicked will be destroyed,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the tent of the upright will flourish.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">There is a way that seems right to a man,</span><br /><span class="indent">but its end is the way to death.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Hebrew ways of death">c</a></sup></span></span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Even in laughter the heart may ache,</span><br /><span class="indent">and the end of joy may be grief.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,</span><br /><span class="indent">and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The simple believes everything,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the prudent gives thought to his steps.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">One who is wise is cautious<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or fears [the LORD]">d</a></sup></span> and turns away from evil,</span><br /><span class="indent">but a fool is reckless and careless.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A man of quick temper acts foolishly,</span><br /><span class="indent">and a man of evil devices is hated.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The simple inherit folly,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The evil bow down before the good,</span><br /><span class="indent">the wicked at the gates of the righteous.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the rich has many friends.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,</span><br /><span class="indent">but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Do they not go astray who devise evil?</span><br /><span class="indent">Those who devise good meet<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or show">e</a></sup></span> steadfast love and faithfulness.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">In all toil there is profit,</span><br /><span class="indent">but mere talk tends only to poverty.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The crown of the wise is their wealth,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the folly of fools brings folly.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A truthful witness saves lives,</span><br /><span class="indent">but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">In the fear of the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> one has strong confidence,</span><br /><span class="indent">and his children will have a refuge.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The fear of the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> is a fountain of life,</span><br /><span class="indent">that one may turn away from the snares of death.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,</span><br /><span class="indent">but without people a prince is ruined.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,</span><br /><span class="indent">but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A tranquil<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or healing">f</a></sup></span> heart gives life to the flesh,</span><br /><span class="indent">but envy<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or jealousy">g</a></sup></span> makes the bones rot.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,</span><br /><span class="indent">but he who is generous to the needy honors him.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the righteous finds refuge in his death.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding,</span><br /><span class="indent">but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools">h</a></sup></span></span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Righteousness exalts a nation,</span><br /><span class="indent">but sin is a reproach to any people.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,</span><br /><span class="indent">but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.</span><br /><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Hebrew <i><span class="catch-word">but</span> among the upright is acceptance</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Hebrew <i>ways of death</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>fears</i> [the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>]<br /><span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Or <i>show</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Or <i>healing</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">g</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Or <i>jealousy</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">h</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">Wisdom rests</span> quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved.<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/proverbs/14-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>