| 14:1 | The Ways of Life and Death The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands. |
| 14:2 | He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. |
| 14:3 | In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them. |
| 14:4 | Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox. |
| 14:5 | A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies. |
| 14:6 | A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands. |
| 14:7 | Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge. |
| 14:8 | The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit. |
| 14:9 | Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor. |
| 14:10 | The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy. |
| 14:11 | The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish. |
| 14:12 | There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. |
| 14:13 | Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief. |
| 14:14 | The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above. |
| 14:15 | The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. |
| 14:16 | A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. |
| 14:17 | A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated. |
| 14:18 | The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. |
| 14:19 | The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| 14:20 | The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends. |
| 14:21 | He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he. |
| 14:22 | Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good. |
| 14:23 | In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. |
| 14:24 | The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly. |
| 14:25 | A true witness delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies. |
| 14:26 | In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge. |
| 14:27 | The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. |
| 14:28 | In a multitude of people is a king's honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince. |
| 14:29 | He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. |
| 14:30 | A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. |
| 14:31 | He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy. |
| 14:32 | The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death. |
| 14:33 | Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known. |
| 14:34 | Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people. |
| 14:35 | The king's favor is toward a wise servant, But his wrath is against him who causes shame. |