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Proverbs 13

## The Proverbs

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| # Chapter 14
#### 1 | Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
#### 2 | He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
#### 3 | In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
#### 4 | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
#### 5 | A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.
#### 6 | A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
#### 7 | Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
#### 8 | The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
#### 9 | A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
#### 10 | The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
#### 11 | The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
#### 12 | There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
#### 13 | Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
#### 14 | The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
#### 15 | The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
#### 16 | A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
#### 17 | He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
#### 18 | The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
#### 19 | The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
#### 20 | The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
#### 21 | He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
#### 22 | Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.
#### 23 | In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
#### 24 | The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
#### 25 | A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit.
#### 26 | In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
#### 27 | The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
#### 28 | In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
#### 29 | He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
#### 30 | A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
#### 31 | He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
#### 32 | The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
#### 33 | Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
#### 34 | Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.
#### 35 | The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.

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