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The wise woman builds her house,
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
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.
Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
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.
A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,
but the lips of the wise protect them.
but the lips of the wise protect them.
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
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.
An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.
but a false witness pours out lies.
A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
but a false witness breathes out lies.
The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,
but the folly of fools is deception.
but the folly of fools is deception.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.
but goodwill is found among the upright.
Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.
and no one else can share its joy.
The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
and no stranger shares 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 will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.
but in the end it leads to death.
Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and rejoicing may end in grief.
and rejoicing may end in grief.
Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
and the end of joy may be grief.
The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,
and the good rewarded for theirs.
and the good rewarded for theirs.
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 simple believe anything,
but the prudent give thought to their steps.
but the prudent give thought to their steps.
The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,
but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
A quick-tempered person does foolish things,
and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
and a man of evil 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.
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.
but the rich have many friends.
The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
but the rich has many friends.
It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
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.
All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to poverty.
but mere talk tends only to poverty.
The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.
but the folly of fools yields folly.
The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
but the folly of fools brings folly.
A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is deceitful.
but a false witness is deceitful.
A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,
and for their children it will be a refuge.
and for their children it will be a refuge.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
and his children will have a refuge.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning a person from the snares of death.
turning a person from the snares of death.
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.
A large population is a king’s glory,
but without subjects a prince is ruined.
but without subjects a prince is ruined.
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.
Whoever is patient has great understanding,
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
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.
A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.
but envy rots the bones.
Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
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.
When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,
but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin condemns any people.
but sin condemns any people.
Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
but sin is a reproach to any people.