
Proverbs
1 Every wiseH2454 womanH802 buildethH1129 her house:H1004 but the foolishH200 plucketh it downH2040 with her hands.H3027 2 He that walkethH1980 in his uprightnessH3476 fearethH3373 the LORD:H3068 but he that is perverseH3868 in his waysH1870 despisethH959 him. 3 In the mouthH6310 of the foolishH191 is a rodH2415 of pride:H1346 but the lipsH8193 of the wiseH2450 shall preserveH8104 them. 4 Where no oxenH504 are, the cribH18 is clean:H1249 but muchH7230 increaseH8393 is by the strengthH3581 of the ox.H7794 5 A faithfulH529 witnessH5707 will not lie:H3577 but a falseH8267 witnessH5707 will utterH6315 lies.H3576 6 A scornerH3887 seekethH1245 wisdom,H2451 and findeth it not: but knowledgeH1847 is easyH7043 unto him that understandeth.H995 7 GoH3212 from the presenceH5048 of a foolishH3684 man,H376 when thou perceivestH3045 not in him the lipsH8193 of knowledge.H1847 8 The wisdomH2451 of the prudentH6175 is to understandH995 his way:H1870 but the follyH200 of foolsH3684 is deceit.H4820 9 FoolsH191 make a mockH3887 at sin:H817 but among the righteousH3477 there is favour.H7522 10 The heartH3820 knowethH3045 his ownH5315 bitterness;H4787 and a strangerH2114 doth not intermeddleH6148 with his joy.H8057 11 The houseH1004 of the wickedH7563 shall be overthrown:H8045 but the tabernacleH168 of the uprightH3477 shall flourish.H6524 12 There isH3426 a wayH1870 which seemeth rightH3477 untoH6440 a man,H376 but the endH319 thereof are the waysH1870 of death.H4194 13 Even in laughterH7814 the heartH3820 is sorrowful;H3510 and the endH319 of that mirthH8057 is heaviness.H8424 14 The backsliderH5472 in heartH3820 shall be filledH7646 with his own ways:H1870 and a goodH2896 manH376 shall be satisfied from himself. 15 The simpleH6612 believethH539 every word:H1697 but the prudentH6175 man looketh wellH995 to his going.H838 16 A wiseH2450 man feareth,H3373 and departethH5493 from evil:H7451 but the foolH3684 rageth,H5674 and is confident.H982 17 He that is soonH7116 angryH639 dealethH6213 foolishly:H200 and a manH376 of wicked devicesH4209 is hated.H8130 18 The simpleH6612 inheritH5157 folly:H200 but the prudentH6175 are crownedH3803 with knowledge.H1847 19 The evilH7451 bowH7817 beforeH6440 the good;H2896 and the wickedH7563 at the gatesH8179 of the righteous.H6662 20 The poorH7326 is hatedH8130 even of his own neighbour:H7453 but the richH6223 hath manyH7227 friends.H157 21 He that despisethH936 his neighbourH7453 sinneth:H2398 but he that hath mercyH2603 on the poorH6035, H6041, happyH835 is he. 22 Do they not errH8582 that deviseH2790 evil?H7451 but mercyH2617 and truthH571 shall be to them that deviseH2790 good.H2896 23 In all labourH6089 there is profit:H4195 but the talkH1697 of the lipsH8193 tendeth only to penury.H4270 24 The crownH5850 of the wiseH2450 is their riches:H6239 but the foolishnessH200 of foolsH3684 is folly.H200 25 A trueH571 witnessH5707 deliverethH5337 souls:H5315 but a deceitfulH4820 witness speakethH6315 lies.H3577 26 In the fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 is strongH5797 confidence:H4009 and his childrenH1121 shall have a place of refuge.H4268 27 The fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 is a fountainH4726 of life,H2416 to departH5493 from the snaresH4170 of death.H4194 28 In the multitudeH7230 of peopleH5971 is the king'sH4428 honour:H1927 but in the wantH657 of peopleH3816 is the destructionH4288 of the prince.H7333 29 He that is slowH750 to wrathH639 is of greatH7227 understanding:H8394 but he that is hastyH7116 of spiritH7307 exaltethH7311 folly.H200 30 A soundH4832 heartH3820 is the lifeH2416 of the flesh:H1320 but envyH7068 the rottennessH7538 of the bones.H6106 31 He that oppressethH6231 the poorH1800 reproachethH2778 his Maker:H6213 but he that honourethH3513 him hath mercyH2603 on the poor.H34 32 The wickedH7563 is driven awayH1760 in his wickedness:H7451 but the righteousH6662 hath hopeH2620 in his death.H4194 33 WisdomH2451 restethH5117 in the heartH3820 of him that hath understanding:H995 but that which is in the midstH7130 of foolsH3684 is made known.H3045 34 RighteousnessH6666 exaltethH7311 a nation:H1471 but sinH2403 is a reproachH2617 to any people.H3816 35 The king'sH4428 favourH7522 is toward a wiseH7919 servant:H5650 but his wrathH5678 is against him that causeth shame.H954