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| | Pro 14:1 | Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
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| | Pro 14:2 | He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
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| | Pro 14:3 | The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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| | Pro 14:4 | Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
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| | Pro 14:5 | A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
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| | Pro 14:6 | A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
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| | Pro 14:7 | Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
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| | Pro 14:8 | The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
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| | Pro 14:9 | God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor.
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| | Pro 14:10 | The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
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| | Pro 14:11 | The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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| | Pro 14:12 | There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
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| | Pro 14:13 | Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief.
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| | Pro 14:14 | A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.
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| | Pro 14:15 | The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going.
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| | Pro 14:16 | A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.
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| | Pro 14:17 | A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.
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| | Pro 14:18 | The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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| | Pro 14:19 | The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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| | Pro 14:20 | The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
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| | Pro 14:21 | He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.
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| | Pro 14:22 | Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.
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| | Pro 14:23 | In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want.
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| | Pro 14:24 | The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
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| | Pro 14:25 | A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer.
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| | Pro 14:26 | In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
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| | Pro 14:27 | The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
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| | Pro 14:28 | In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
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| | Pro 14:29 | He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
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| | Pro 14:30 | A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.
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| | Pro 14:31 | He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
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| | Pro 14:32 | The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
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| | Pro 14:33 | Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.
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| | Pro 14:34 | Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
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| | Pro 14:35 | A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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