Proverbs 14

1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

חַכְמֹות נָשִׁים בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ וְאִוֶּלֶת בְּיָדֶיהָ תֶהֶרְסֶנּוּ׃ (2943)

See also: Proverbs 31:10-31, Proverbs 24:3-4, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 21:19, Ruth 4:11, Proverbs 9:13-15, Proverbs 12:4, Ecclesiastes 10:18, 1 Samuel 25:3, Matthew 7:26, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 31:27, 1 Kings 16:31, Exodus 35:25, 2 Kings 11:1, 1 Timothy 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:11, 1 Kings 21:24-25, Proverbs 12:7

2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

הֹולֵךְ בְּיָשְׁרֹו יְרֵא יְהוָה וּנְלֹוז דְּרָכָיו בֹּוזֵהוּ׃ (1181)

3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

בְּפִי־אֱוִיל חֹטֶר גַּאֲוָה וְשִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים תִּשְׁמוּרֵם׃ (2271)

See also: Proverbs 12:6, Proverbs 22:8, James 3:5-6, Revelation 12:11, Romans 10:9-10, Revelation 3:10, 1 Samuel 2:3, Job 5:21, Psalms 12:3, Psalms 52:1-2, Psalms 57:4, Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 21:24, Proverbs 28:25, Ezekiel 7:10, Daniel 7:20, 2 Peter 2:18, Psalms 31:18, Revelation 15:5-6

4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

בְּאֵין אֲלָפִים אֵבוּס בָּר וְרָב־תְּבוּאֹות בְּכֹחַ שֹׁור׃ (2054)

See also: 1 Corinthians 9:9-11, Proverbs 13:23, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 28:19, Exodus 22:1, Job 39:11, Ezekiel 1:10, Amos 4:6

5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

עֵד אֱמוּנִים לֹא יְכַזֵּב וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר׃ (1158)

See also: Exodus 23:1, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 14:25, Proverbs 19:5, Proverbs 12:17, Proverbs 6:17, Jeremiah 23:28, 1 Kings 22:12-14, Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 13:5, Proverbs 19:9, Exodus 20:16, 1 Kings 21:13, Proverbs 24:28

6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵץ חָכְמָה וָאָיִן וְדַעַת לְנָבֹון נָקָל׃ (1460)

7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

לֵךְ מִנֶּגֶד לְאִישׁ כְּסִיל וּבַל־יָדַעְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי־דָעַת׃ (2394)

See also: Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 9:6, 1 Corinthians 5:11, Ephesians 5:11, Proverbs 19:27, Jeremiah 28:11

8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

חָכְמַת עָרוּם הָבִין דַּרְכֹּו וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים מִרְמָה׃ (1979)

9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

אֱוִלִים יָלִיץ אָשָׁם וּבֵין יְשָׁרִים רָצֹון׃ (1542)

See also: 1 Corinthians 13:6, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 15:21, Proverbs 26:18-19, Romans 14:17-18, Proverbs 8:35, Proverbs 13:15, Proverbs 30:20, Jude 1:18, Job 34:7-9, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 3:4, Proverbs 12:2, Proverbs 26:19, Job 15:16

10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

לֵב יֹודֵעַ מָרַּת נַפְשֹׁו וּבְשִׂמְחָתֹו לֹא־יִתְעָרַב זָר׃ (2880)

11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

בֵּית רְשָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵד וְאֹהֶל יְשָׁרִים יַפְרִיחַ׃ (2296)

See also: Proverbs 3:33, Proverbs 12:7, Matthew 7:26-27, Proverbs 15:25, Proverbs 21:12, Job 21:28, Zechariah 5:4, Job 18:14-15, Job 8:15, Proverbs 11:28, Proverbs 21:20, Isaiah 58:11-12, Job 8:6, Job 15:34, Job 18:21, Psalms 128:3, Job 20:26-28, Job 27:13-23, Psalms 112:2-3

12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי־מָוֶת׃ (2835)

See also: Proverbs 16:25, Matthew 7:13-14, Proverbs 12:15, Galatians 6:3, Luke 13:24, Romans 6:21, Proverbs 30:12, James 1:22, Psalms 1:6, Ephesians 5:6, Judges 17:6, Judges 21:25, James 1:26, Psalms 119:104, Proverbs 25:8, Luke 8:18, Judges 17:13

13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

גַּם־בִּשְׂחֹוק יִכְאַב־לֵב וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ שִׂמְחָה תוּגָה׃ (1921)

See also: James 4:9, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Luke 6:25, 1 Kings 1:41, Proverbs 5:4, Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, Ecclesiastes 7:5-6, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Luke 16:25, Revelation 18:7-8

14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

מִדְּרָכָיו יִשְׂבַּע סוּג לֵב וּמֵעָלָיו אִישׁ טֹוב׃ (1253)

15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

פֶּתִי יַאֲמִין לְכָל־דָּבָר וְעָרוּם יָבִין לַאֲשֻׁרֹו׃ (1818)

16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

חָכָם יָרֵא וְסָר מֵרָע וּכְסִיל מִתְעַבֵּר וּבֹוטֵחַ׃ (1724)

17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

קְצַר־אַפַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂה אִוֶּלֶת וְאִישׁ מְזִמֹּות יִשָּׂנֵא׃ (2514)

See also: James 1:19, Proverbs 14:29, Ecclesiastes 7:9, Proverbs 29:22, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 22:24, Ephesians 4:31, Titus 1:7, Esther 3:6, Esther 7:5-6, Proverbs 6:18, Proverbs 12:2, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 20:3, Isaiah 32:7, Jeremiah 5:26-29, 2 Kings 5:12, Proverbs 14:22

18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

נָחֲלוּ פְתָאיִם אִוֶּלֶת וַעֲרוּמִים יַכְתִּרוּ דָעַת׃ (2544)

See also: Psalms 65:11, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 5:4, Jeremiah 16:19, 2 Timothy 4:8, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 4:7-9, Proverbs 7:7, Proverbs 11:29-30, Jeremiah 44:17, Daniel 12:3, Matthew 23:29-32, Acts 13:7

19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

שַׁחוּ רָעִים לִפְנֵי טֹובִים וּרְשָׁעִים עַל־שַׁעֲרֵי צַדִּיק׃ (2381)

See also: Genesis 42:6, Malachi 4:3, Exodus 8:8, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 9:27-28, Exodus 11:8, 1 Samuel 2:36, 2 Kings 3:12, Isaiah 60:14, Micah 7:9-10, Micah 7:16-17, Psalms 49:14, Proverbs 11:29, Revelation 3:9, Esther 7:7-8, Acts 16:39, Exodus 6:9

20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

גַּם־לְרֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂנֵא רָשׁ וְאֹהֲבֵי עָשִׁיר רַבִּים׃ (2071)

See also: Proverbs 19:4, Luke 14:12, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 19:7, Job 30:10, Proverbs 19:6-7, 1 Samuel 18:23, Esther 3:2, Esther 5:10-11, Job 6:21-23, Job 19:13-14, Genesis 14:17, Leviticus 25:35, Ecclesiastes 7:12

21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

בָּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חֹוטֵא וּמְחֹונֵן [עֲנָיִים כ] (עֲנָוִים ק) אַשְׁרָיו׃ (1497)

22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

הֲ‍לֹוא־יִתְעוּ חֹרְשֵׁי רָע וְחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת חֹרְשֵׁי טֹוב׃ (2376)

See also: 2 Samuel 2:6, Proverbs 12:2, Psalms 25:10, Proverbs 24:8, Matthew 5:7, John 1:17, Genesis 24:27, 2 Samuel 15:20, 2 Chronicles 6:8, Psalms 61:7, Proverbs 3:29, Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 19:22, Isaiah 32:7-8

23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

בְּכָל־עֶצֶב יִהְיֶה מֹותָר וּדְבַרשְׂ־פָתַיִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹור׃ (2297)

See also: Proverbs 28:19, Proverbs 12:24, 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12, Hebrews 6:10-11, Proverbs 12:11, Ecclesiastes 5:3, John 6:27, 1 Timothy 5:13, Proverbs 10:10, Ecclesiastes 3:9, Proverbs 16:26, Judges 19:16, Ephesians 4:28, Job 28:10, Proverbs 10:8, Isaiah 19:15

24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

עֲטֶרֶת חֲכָמִים עָשְׁרָם אִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים אִוֶּלֶת׃ (2451)

See also: Ecclesiastes 7:11-12, Psalms 112:9, Luke 12:19-20, Luke 16:9, Luke 16:19-25, Psalms 49:10-13, Proverbs 27:22, Isaiah 33:6

25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

מַצִּיל נְפָשֹׁות עֵד אֱמֶת וְיָפִחַ כְּזָבִים מִרְמָה׃ (1989)

See also: Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 12:17, Acts 26:16-20, Acts 20:26-27, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, 2 Peter 3:3, Acts 20:21

26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה מִבְטַח־עֹז וּלְבָנָיו יִהְיֶה מַחְסֶה׃ (1022)

27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

יִרְאַת יְהוָה מְקֹור חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָוֶת׃ (2283)

See also: Proverbs 3:7, Isaiah 33:6, Proverbs 13:14, Revelation 21:6, Proverbs 16:6, Proverbs 2:10-18, Psalms 18:5, Proverbs 16:22, Proverbs 22:5, 2 Samuel 22:6, Ecclesiastes 7:26

28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

בְּרָב־עָם הַדְרַת־מֶלֶךְ וּבְאֶפֶס לְאֹם מְחִתַּת רָזֹון׃ (2344)

See also: 1 Corinthians 12:22, 1 Kings 4:20-21, 2 Samuel 19:7, Exodus 1:22, 2 Kings 13:7, Ezekiel 31:4, Exodus 1:9, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 5:5, 2 Samuel 24:3, 1 Chronicles 21:3, 1 Kings 20:27, 2 Kings 10:32-33

29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָה וּקְצַר־רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּלֶת׃ (2354)

30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמֹות קִנְאָה׃ (2003)

See also: Proverbs 17:22, Job 5:2, Proverbs 3:8, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 27:4, Genesis 30:1, Psalms 112:10, Psalms 119:80, Romans 1:29, 2 Timothy 1:7, Genesis 31:1, Acts 5:17, James 3:14, 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Kings 21:6, Acts 7:9, Acts 17:5, James 4:5

31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

עֹשֵׁק־דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ וּמְכַבְּדֹו חֹנֵן אֶבְיֹון׃ (1428)

32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

בְּרָעָתֹו יִדָּחֶה רָשָׁע וְחֹסֶה בְמֹותֹו צַדִּיק׃ (2012)

33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

בְּלֵב נָבֹון תָּנוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ׃ (1639)

See also: Proverbs 29:11, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 13:16, Ecclesiastes 10:3, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 2:10

34Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

צְדָקָה תְרֹומֵם־גֹּוי וְחֶסֶד לְאֻמִּים חַטָּאת׃ (1521)

See also: Psalms 107:34, Deuteronomy 28:1-68, Deuteronomy 4:6-8, Deuteronomy 29:18-28, Proverbs 11:11, Judges 2:6-14, Ezekiel 16:1-63, Hosea 13:1, Jeremiah 2:2-25, Ezekiel 22:1-23, Lamentations 5:16, Ezekiel 28:15

35The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

רְצֹון־מֶלֶךְ לְעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל וְעֶבְרָתֹו תִּהְיֶה מֵבִישׁ׃ (2398)

See also: Jeremiah 15:1, Romans 13:3, Proverbs 16:13, Proverbs 17:2, Proverbs 22:11, Matthew 24:45-51, Proverbs 13:15, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 29:12, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Luke 12:42-48, Genesis 39:4, Psalms 101:4-8, Proverbs 10:5, Proverbs 19:12-13, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 20:26