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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_1"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.1" class="v20_14_1">1</span>Homes are made by the wisdom of women, but are destroyed by foolishness.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_2"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.2" class="v20_14_2">2</span>Be honest and you show that you have reverence for the <span class="nd">Lord</span>; be dishonest and you show that you do not.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_3"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.3" class="v20_14_3">3</span>Proud fools talk too much; the words of the wise protect them.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_4"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.4" class="v20_14_4">4</span>Without any oxen to pull the plow your barn will be empty, but with them it will be full of grain.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_5"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.5" class="v20_14_5">5</span>A reliable witness always tells the truth, but an unreliable one tells nothing but lies.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_6"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.6" class="v20_14_6">6</span>Conceited people can never become wise, but intelligent people learn easily.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_7"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.7" class="v20_14_7">7</span>Stay away from foolish people; they have nothing to teach you.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_8"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.8" class="v20_14_8">8</span>Why is a clever person wise? Because he knows what to do. Why is a stupid person foolish? Because he only thinks he knows.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_9"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.9" class="v20_14_9">9</span>Foolish people don't care if they sin, but good people want to be forgiven.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.9!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_10"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.10" class="v20_14_10">10</span>Your joy is your own; your bitterness is your own. No one can share them with you.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_11"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.11" class="v20_14_11">11</span>A good person's house will still be standing after an evildoer's house has been destroyed.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_12"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.12" class="v20_14_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> What you think is the right road may lead to death.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_13"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.13" class="v20_14_13">13</span>Laughter may hide sadness. When happiness is gone, sorrow is always there.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_14"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.14" class="v20_14_14">14</span>Bad people will get what they deserve. Good people will be rewarded for their deeds.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_15"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.15" class="v20_14_15">15</span>A fool will believe anything; smart people watch their step.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_16"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.16" class="v20_14_16">16</span>Sensible people are careful to stay out of trouble, but stupid people are careless and act too quickly.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_17"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.17" class="v20_14_17">17</span>People with a hot temper do foolish things; wiser people remain calm.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.17!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_18"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.18" class="v20_14_18">18</span>Ignorant people get what their foolishness deserves, but the clever are rewarded with knowledge.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_19"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.19" class="v20_14_19">19</span>Evil people will have to bow down to the righteous and humbly beg their favor.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_20"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.20" class="v20_14_20">20</span>No one likes the poor, not even their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_21"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.21" class="v20_14_21">21</span>If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is a sin to despise anyone.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_22"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.22" class="v20_14_22">22</span>You will earn the trust and respect of others if you work for good; if you work for evil, you are making a mistake.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_23"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.23" class="v20_14_23">23</span>Work and you will earn a living; if you sit around talking you will be poor.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_24"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.24" class="v20_14_24">24</span>Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools are known by<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.24!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> their foolishness.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_25"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.25" class="v20_14_25">25</span>A witness saves lives when he tells the truth; when he tells lies, he betrays people.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_26"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.26" class="v20_14_26">26</span>Reverence for the <span class="nd">Lord</span> gives confidence and security to a man and his family.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_27"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.27" class="v20_14_27">27</span>Do you want to avoid death? Reverence for the <span class="nd">Lord</span> is a fountain of life.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_28"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.28" class="v20_14_28">28</span>A king's greatness depends on how many people he rules; without them he is nothing.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_29"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.29" class="v20_14_29">29</span>If you stay calm, you are wise, but if you have a hot temper, you only show how stupid you are.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_30"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.30" class="v20_14_30">30</span>Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_31"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.31" class="v20_14_31">31</span>If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_32"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.32" class="v20_14_32">32</span>Wicked people bring about their own downfall by their evil deeds, but good people are protected by their integrity.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.32!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_33"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.33" class="v20_14_33">33</span>Wisdom is in every thought of intelligent people; fools know nothing<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.14.33!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> about wisdom.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_34"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.34" class="v20_14_34">34</span>Righteousness makes a nation great; sin is a disgrace to any nation.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_14_35"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.14.35" class="v20_14_35">35</span>Kings are pleased with competent officials, but they punish those who fail them.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.4: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">your barn will be … grain; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">you may grow a little grain, but with them you can grow much more.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.9: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Verse 9 in Hebrew is unclear.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.14: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">for their deeds; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">from upon them.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.17: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">remain calm; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">are hated.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.24: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">are known by; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew unclear.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.32: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Some ancient translations </char><char style="fq" closed="false">integrity; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">death.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.33: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">nothing; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew does not have this word.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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