(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.
15 (J)The simple believes everything,
    but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
16 (K)One who is wise is cautious[c] and (L)turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and careless.
17 A man of (M)quick temper acts foolishly,
    and a man of evil devices is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 (N)The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 (O)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    (P)but the rich has many friends.
21 Whoever (Q)despises his neighbor is a sinner,
    but (R)blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
22 Do they not go astray who (S)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet[d] (T)steadfast love and faithfulness.
23 In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk (U)tends only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but the folly of fools brings folly.
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who (V)breathes out lies is deceitful.
26 In the fear of the Lord one has (W)strong confidence,
    and (X)his children will have (Y)a refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is (Z)a fountain of life,
    that one may (AA)turn away from the snares of death.
28 In (AB)a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
    but without people a prince is ruined.
29 Whoever is (AC)slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
30 A tranquil[e] heart gives (AD)life to the flesh,
    but (AE)envy[f] makes (AF)the bones rot.
31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (AG)insults his (AH)Maker,
    (AI)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
32 (AJ)The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
    but (AK)the righteous finds refuge in his death.
33 Wisdom (AL)rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
    but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[g]
34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to any people.
35 A servant who deals wisely has (AM)the king's favor,
    but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
15 (AN)A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but (AO)a harsh word stirs up anger.
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but (AP)the mouths of fools pour out folly.
(AQ)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
(AR)A gentle[h] tongue is (AS)a tree of life,
    but (AT)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
(AU)A fool (AV)despises his father's instruction,
    but (AW)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
(AX)The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    (AY)not so the hearts of fools.[i]
(AZ)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but (BA)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but he loves him (BB)who pursues righteousness.
10 There is (BC)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    (BD)whoever hates reproof will die.
11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
    how much more (BE)the hearts of the children of man!
12 (BF)A scoffer (BG)does not like to be reproved;
    he will not go to the wise.
13 (BH)A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
    but by (BI)sorrow of heart the spirit is (BJ)crushed.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance
  2. Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death
  3. Proverbs 14:16 Or fears [the Lord]
  4. Proverbs 14:22 Or show
  5. Proverbs 14:30 Or healing
  6. Proverbs 14:30 Or jealousy
  7. Proverbs 14:33 Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools
  8. Proverbs 15:4 Or healing
  9. Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast

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