Add parallel Print Page Options

In the mouth of a stubborn fool there is a proud rod,[a]
but the lips of the wise protect them.
Without cattle the manger is empty,
but a great harvest is gained by the strength of an ox.
A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes lies.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 The meaning of a proud rod is uncertain, but there is no textual support for the common emendation, a rod for his back.