3:14. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, that he may decline
from the ruin of death.
13:15. Good instruction shall give grace: in the way of scorners is a
deep pit.
13:16. The prudent man doth all things with counsel: but he that is a
fool, layeth open his folly.
13:17. The messenger of the wicked shall fall into mischief: but a
faithful ambassador is health.
13:18. Poverty and shame to him that refuseth instruction: but he that
yieldeth to reproof shall be glorified.
13:19. The desire that is accomplished, delighteth the soul: fools hate
them that flee from evil things.
13:20. He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools
shall become like to them.
13:21. Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good shall be repaid.
13:22. The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the
substance of the sinner is kept for the just.
13:23. Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is
gathered without judgment.
13:24. He that spareth the rod, hateth his son: but he that loveth him,
correcteth him betimes.
13:25. The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked
is never to be filled.
Proverbs Chapter 14
14:1. A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down
with her hands that also which is built.
14:2. He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, is despised by
him that goeth by an infamous way.
14:3. In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the
wise preserve them.
14:4. Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is
much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest.
14:5. A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth
a lie.
14:6. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the
wise is easy.
14:7. Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence.
14:8. The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the
imprudence of fools erreth.
14:9. A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide.
14:10. The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy
the stranger shall not intermeddle.
14:11. The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacles
of the just shall flourish.
14:12. There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof
lead to death.
14:13. Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold
of the ends of joy.
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