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The wisest of women builds her house,
but folly with her own hands tears it down.
but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Every Wise Woman Builds Her House
The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
but a false witness breathes out lies.
A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.
Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
and no stranger shares its joy.
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
and the end of joy may be grief.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
and a man of evil devices is hated.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man].
The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
but the rich has many friends.
He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.
In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to poverty.
but mere talk tends only to poverty.
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
but the folly of fools brings folly.
The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
and his children will have a refuge.
In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
but without people a prince is ruined.
but without people a prince is ruined.
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.
The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known.
Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
but sin is a reproach to any people.
Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.