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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 Smith's Literal Translation</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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" 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Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Wise Woman<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The wise woman built her house but the foolish will pull it down with her hands.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He going in his uprightness will fear Jehovah: and he perverted in his ways, despised him.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>In no oxen the stall clean, and much increase in the strength of the ox.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>A witness of faithfulnesses will not lie: and a witness of falsehood will breathe out lies.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He mocking sought wisdom, and none: and knowledge being easy to him understanding.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Go from before to the foolish man and thou knewest not the lips of knowledge.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The foolish will mock at guilt: and between the upright acceptance.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The heart will know the bitterness of its soul, and in its joys the stranger shall not mingle.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The house of the unjust shall be destroyed: and the tent of the upright shall flourish.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>There is a way straight before man, and its latter state the ways of death.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Also in laughter the heart shall have pain, and its latter state of joy, grief.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He drawing back the heart shall be filled from his ways: and a good man from above him.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The simple will believe to every word: and the prudent will understand to his going.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He reaping anger will do folly: and a man of mischiefs will be hated.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The simple inherit folly: and the prudent shall be surrounded with knowledge.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The evil bowed before the good, and the unjust at the gates of the just one.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Also the poor shall be hated by his neighbor: and many loving the rich one.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He despising to his neighbor, sins: and he compassionating the poor, he is happy.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Shall they not go astray, seeking evil? and mercy, and truth to those seeking good.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>In all labor will be profit: and the word of the lips only to want.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of the foolish, folly.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>A witness of truth delivers souls: and deceit will breathe out lies.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>In the fear of Jehovah the trust of strength, and to his sons a refuge.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The fear of Jehovah a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>In a multitude of people the king's decoration: and in the cessation of the people the destruction of the prince.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The slow to anger of much understanding: and the short of spirit exalts folly.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>A heart of healing, the life of the flesh: and jealousy the rottenness of the bones.<p> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He oppressing the poor reproached him making him: and he honoring him compassionated the needy.<p> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The unjust one shall be driven away in his evil: and the just one trusted in his death.<p> <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>In the heart of him understanding, wisdom shall rest: and in the midst of fools it shall be made known.<p> <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Justice will exalt a nation: and sin a reproach to nations.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/14-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The acceptance of the king to a servant of understanding: and his wrath shall be to him causing shame.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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