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class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New King James Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nkjv/kjv/proverbs/14.shtml" style=color:#001320 title=Parallel Chapters> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"> <h3>The Ways of Life and Death</span></h3><div class="poetry"><p class="line"><span class="chapter-2"><span class="text Prov-14-1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The wise woman builds her house,</span></span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-1">But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He who walks in his uprightness fears the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-2">But <i>he who is</i> perverse in his ways despises Him.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>In the mouth of a fool <i>is</i> a rod of pride,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-3">But the lips of the wise will preserve them.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Where no oxen <i>are,</i> the <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[a]</a></span>trough <i>is</i> clean;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-4">But much increase <i>comes</i> by the strength of an ox.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>A faithful witness does not lie,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-5">But a false witness will utter lies.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not <i>find it,</i></span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-6">But knowledge <i>is</i> easy to him who understands.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Go from the presence of a foolish man,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-7">When you do not perceive <i>in him</i> the lips of knowledge.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The wisdom of the prudent <i>is</i> to understand his way,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-8">But the folly of fools <i>is</i> deceit.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Fools mock at <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[b]</a></span>sin,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-9">But among the upright <i>there is</i> favor.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The heart knows its own bitterness,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-10">And a stranger does not share its joy.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The house of the wicked will be overthrown,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-11">But the tent of the upright will flourish.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>There is a way <i>that seems</i> right to a man,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-12">But its end <i>is</i> the way of death.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-13">And the end of mirth <i>may be</i> grief.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-14">But a good man <i>will be satisfied</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[c]</a></span>from above.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The simple believes every word,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-15">But the prudent considers well his steps.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A wise <i>man</i> fears and departs from evil,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-16">But a fool rages and is self-confident.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>A quick-tempered <i>man</i> acts foolishly,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-17">And a man of wicked intentions is hated.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The simple inherit folly,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-18">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>The evil will bow before the good,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-19">And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The poor <i>man</i> is hated even by his own neighbor,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-20">But <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[d]</a></span>the rich <i>has</i> many friends.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He who despises his neighbor sins;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-21">But he who has mercy on the poor, happy <i>is</i> he.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Do they not go astray who devise evil?</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-22">But mercy and truth <i>belong</i> to those who devise good.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>In all labor there is profit,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-23">But <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[e]</a></span>idle chatter <i>leads</i> only to poverty.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The crown of the wise is their riches,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-24"><i>But</i> the foolishness of fools <i>is</i> folly.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>A true witness <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[f]</a></span>delivers souls,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-25">But a deceitful <i>witness</i> speaks lies.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>In the fear of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> <i>there is</i> strong confidence,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-26">And His children will have a place of refuge.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The fear of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> <i>is</i> a fountain of life,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-27">To turn <i>one</i> away from the snares of death.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>In a multitude of people <i>is</i> a king’s honor,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-28">But in the lack of people <i>is</i> the downfall of a prince.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span><i>He who is</i> slow to wrath has great understanding,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-29">But <i>he who is</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[g]</a></span>impulsive exalts folly.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>A sound heart <i>is</i> life to the body,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-30">But envy <i>is</i> rottenness to the bones.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-31">But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The wicked is banished in his wickedness,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-32">But the righteous has a refuge in his death.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-33">But <i>what is</i> in the heart of fools is made known.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Righteousness exalts a nation,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-34">But sin <i>is</i> a <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[h]</a></span>reproach to <i>any</i> people.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The king’s favor <i>is</i> toward a wise servant,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-14-35">But his wrath <i>is against</i> him who causes shame.</span></p></div> <A name="footnotes"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes:</h4><ol><li id="fen-NKJV-16777a"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:4">Proverbs 14:4</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>manger</i> or <i>feed trough</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16782b"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:9">Proverbs 14:9</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>guilt</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16787c"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:14">Proverbs 14:14</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>from above himself</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16793d"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:20">Proverbs 14:20</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>many are the lovers of the rich</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16796e"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:23">Proverbs 14:23</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>talk of the lips</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16798f"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:25">Proverbs 14:25</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>saves lives</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16802g"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:29">Proverbs 14:29</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>short of spirit</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16807h"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 14:34">Proverbs 14:34</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>shame</i> or <i>disgrace</i></span></li></ol></div> <!--end of footnotes--></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. 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