Proverbs 14:1-27 ▼

1 Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe.

2 He that walketh vpryghtlye, feareth the Lorde: but he that turneth hym selfe from his wayes, dispiseth hym.

3 In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

4 Where no oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much encrease commeth by the toyle of the oxe.

5 A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.

6 A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.

7 Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

9 Fooles make but a sport of sinne: but there is a fauourable loue among the ryghteous.

10 The heart knoweth his owne soules bitternesse: and the straunger shall not be partaker of his ioy.

11 The house of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowen: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florishe.

12 There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.

13 The heart is sorowfull euen in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heauinesse.

14 A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.

15 An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.

16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

17 An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.

18 The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.

19 The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good: and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous.

20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.

21 Who so dispiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore.

22 Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth.

23 In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

24 Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

25 A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules: but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes.

26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence.

27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.