Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
wise woman to build house: home her and folly in/on/with hand her to overthrow him
2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
to go: walk in/on/with uprightness his afraid LORD and be devious way: conduct his to despise him
3 The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
in/on/with lip fool(ish) branch pride and lips wise to keep: guard them
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
in/on/with nothing cattle crib pure and abundance produce in/on/with strength cattle
5 A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
witness faithful not to lie and to breathe lie witness deception
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
to seek to mock wisdom and nothing and knowledge to/for to understand to lighten
7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
to go: went from before to/for man fool and not to know lip: words knowledge
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
wisdom prudent to understand way: conduct his and folly fool deceit
9 Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
fool(ish) to mock guilt (offering) and between upright acceptance
10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
heart to know bitterness soul: myself his and in/on/with joy his not to pledge be a stranger
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
house: household wicked to destroy and tent upright to sprout
12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
also in/on/with laughter to pain heart and end her joy grief
14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
from way: conduct his to satisfy to turn heart and from upon him man pleasant
15 A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
simple be faithful to/for all word: thing and prudent to understand to/for step his
16 A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
wise afraid and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and fool be arrogant and to trust
17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
short face: anger to make: do folly and man plot to hate
18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
to inherit simple folly and prudent to surround knowledge
19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
to bow bad: evil to/for face: before pleasant and wicked upon gate righteous
20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
also to/for neighbor his to hate be poor and to love: friend rich many
21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
to despise to/for neighbor his to sin and be gracious (poor *QK) blessed he
22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
not to go astray to plow/plot bad: evil and kindness and truth: faithful to plow/plot good
23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
in/on/with all toil to be advantage and word: because lip: words surely to/for need
24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
crown wise riches their folly fool folly
25 A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
to rescue soul: life witness truth: true and to breathe lie deceit
26 In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
in/on/with fear LORD confidence strength and to/for son: child his to be refuge
27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
fear LORD fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
in/on/with abundance people adornment king and in/on/with end people terror prince
29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
slow face: anger many understanding and short spirit: temper to exalt folly
30 The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
life flesh heart healing and rottenness bone jealousy
31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
to oppress poor to taunt to make him and to honor: honour him be gracious needy
32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
in/on/with distress: evil his to thrust wicked and to seek refuge in/on/with death his righteous
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
in/on/with heart to understand to rest wisdom and in/on/with entrails: among fool to know
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
righteousness to exalt nation and shame people sin
35 The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
acceptance king to/for servant/slave be prudent and fury his to be be ashamed
