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         <div class="label">14</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The wise woman builds her house,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Whoever fears the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> walks uprightly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">but those who despise him are devious in their ways.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A fool&#8217;s mouth lashes out with pride,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">but the lips of the wise protect them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="content">but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">An honest witness does not deceive,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="content">but a false witness pours out lies.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="content">but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Stay away from a fool,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="content">for you will not find knowledge on their lips.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="content">but the folly of fools is deception.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Fools mock at making amends for sin,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="content">but goodwill is found among the upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Each heart knows its own bitterness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="content">and no one else can share its joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The house of the wicked will be destroyed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="content">but the tent of the upright will flourish.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">There is a way that appears to be right,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="content">but in the end it leads to death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Even in laughter the heart may ache,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="content">and rejoicing may end in grief.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="content">and the good rewarded for theirs.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The simple believe anything,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="content">but the prudent give thought to their steps.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The wise fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and shun evil,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="content">but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">A quick-tempered person does foolish things,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="content">and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The simple inherit folly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="content">but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="content">and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="content">but the rich have many friends.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">It is a sin to despise one&#8217;s neighbor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="content">but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Do not those who plot evil go astray?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="content">But those who plan what is good find</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:22 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">show</span></span></span><span class="content"> love and faithfulness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">All hard work brings a profit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="content">but mere talk leads only to poverty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The wealth of the wise is their crown,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="content">but the folly of fools yields folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">A truthful witness saves lives,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="content">but a false witness is deceitful.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Whoever fears the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has a secure fortress,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="content">and for their children it will be a refuge.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is a fountain of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="content">turning a person from the snares of death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">A large population is a king&#8217;s glory,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="content">but without subjects a prince is ruined.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Whoever is patient has great understanding,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="content">but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">A heart at peace gives life to the body,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="content">but envy rots the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="content">but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="content">but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="content">and even among fools she lets herself be known.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:33 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac </span><span class="fqa">discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Righteousness exalts a nation,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="content">but sin condemns any people.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.14.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">A king delights in a wise servant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.14.35"><span class="content">but a shameful servant arouses his fury.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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