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<!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 Lamsa Bible</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="../">Lamsa</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 width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><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">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>A WISE woman builds her house; but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>He who walks in uprightness has reverence for the LORD; but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>In the mouth of the foolish is provocation and disgrace; but the lips of wise men shall preserve them.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>Where there are no oxen, the cribs are clean; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>A faithful witness will not deceive; but a false witness will utter lies.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>An evil man seeks wisdom, and finds it not; but knowledge is easy to a man of understanding.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>Everything is a hindrance to a foolish man; but the lips of a wise man are like a weapon.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the way of fools is deceit.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>Truly the households of the wicked need purifying; but the households of the righteous are acceptable.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>Fools commit sins; but the children of the upright have good will.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>A heart which has understanding knows its own bitterness; and a stranger does not share in its joy. The house of the wicked shall be destroyed; but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of joy is grief.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>The insolent in heart shall be filled with the fruit of his ways; and a good man shall be satisfied with the respect he receives.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>The simple man believes every word; but the prudent discerns between good and evil.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>A wise man is cautious, and departs from evil; but the fool tampers with it confidently.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>A man hasty in whatever he does never seeks counsel; but a wise man is moderate.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>Fools inherit folly; but the prudent dispense knowledge.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>Evil men shall prostrate themselves before good men; and the wicked shall come to beg at the gates of the righteous.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>The poor is hated even of his own neighbors; but the rich has many friends.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>The wicked err when they devise evil; but compassionate and righteous men do all kinds of good. The workers of iniquity do not understand truth and mercy; kindness and truth are with the workers of good things.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>In all your labor there is profit; but he who is young is carefree and at ease. The LORD heals every wound; but the talk of the lips of the wicked tends only to poverty.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>The crown of the wise is their riches; but the perverseness of fools is their folly.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>A true witness delivers lives; but a deceitful witness speaks falsehood.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>in reverence for the LORD is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>Reverence for the LORD is a fountain of life to those who turn away from the snares of death.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-28.htm#aramaic"><b>28</b></a></span>In the abundance of population is the king's honor; but in the destruction of the people is the ruin of the king.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-29.htm#aramaic"><b>29</b></a></span>He who is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he who is hasty of temper is exceedingly foolish.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-30.htm#aramaic"><b>30</b></a></span>He who cools down his anger is a healer of his own heart; but wrath is the rottenness of the bones.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-31.htm#aramaic"><b>31</b></a></span>He who oppresses the poor provokes his Maker; but he who honors the LORD has mercy on the needy.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-32.htm#aramaic"><b>32</b></a></span>The wicked is overthrown through his wickedness; but he who is confident that he is without sin is a righteous man.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-33.htm#aramaic"><b>33</b></a></span>Wisdom shall rest in the heart of the righteous; but in the heart of fools it shall not be made known.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-34.htm#aramaic"><b>34</b></a></span>Righteousness exalts a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-35.htm#aramaic"><b>35</b></a></span>The king's favor is toward a wise servant; but the wicked shall be overthrown by his own devices. He who is confident that he is without sin is righteous. Anger destroys even wise men.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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