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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
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish 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 the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
In the mouth of the foolish 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 will utter 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 findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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, when thou perceivest not in him 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 understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
and no stranger shares its joy.
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his 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 tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are 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 that mirth is heaviness.
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 a good man shall be satisfied from 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 looketh well to his going.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is 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 wicked 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.
The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
but the rich has many friends.
The 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 hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them 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 penury.
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: but the foolishness of fools 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 a deceitful witness speaketh 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 the LORD 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 the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart 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 honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the 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 wrath 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 hath mercy on the poor.
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 in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made 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 any people.