Proverbs 14
Reading Proverbs chapter 14 in the Young's Literal Translation, public-domain text from 1898.
Verses 1–10
1 Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.
3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is the increase by the power of the ox.
5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.
7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright--a pleasing thing.
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
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