Proverbs 14:7-14
English Standard Version
7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
9 (A)Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.[a]
10 The heart knows its own (B)bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
11 (C)The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 (D)There is a way that seems right to a man,
but (E)its end is the way to death.[b]
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and (F)the end of joy may be (G)grief.
14 The backslider in heart will be (H)filled with the fruit of his ways,
and (I)a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance
- Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death
Proverbs 14:7-14
King James Version
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not 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 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle 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 that mirth is heaviness.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
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