Proverbs 14:8-25

The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them. Fools mock at making reparation,  but there is goodwill among the upright. The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider shares in its joy. The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.  There is a way that seems right to a person,  but its end is the way to death.  Even in laughter a heart may be sad, and joy may end in grief.  The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves, and a good one, what his deeds deserve.  The inexperienced one believes anything,  but the sensible one watches  his steps. A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,  but a fool is easily angered and is careless.  A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, and one who schemes is hated.  The inexperienced inherit foolishness, but the sensible are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow before those who are good, and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous. A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,  but there are many who love the rich.  The one who despises his neighbor sins,  but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.  Don’t those who plan evil go astray?  But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.  There is profit in all hard work, but endless talk  leads only to poverty.  The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness. A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.