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22 Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good. But [e]idle chatter leads only to poverty. But the foolishness of fools is folly. But a deceitful witness speaks lies. And His children will have a place of refuge. To turn one away from the snares of death.
1 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands. 2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. 3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do 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.
3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, bBut the lips of the wise will preserve them. 4 Where no oxen are, the 1trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox. 5 A cfaithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter dlies. 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But eknowledge is easy to him who understands.
- A true witness delivereth souls (ver. 5; Proverbs 12:17). A true witness saves persons who are in danger owing to false accusation or calumny; saves lives; "saves from evils," says the Septuagint. But a deceitful witness speaketh lies, and therewith endangers lives.
Proverbs 14:15-25 The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man | New King James Version (NKJV) | Download The Bible App Now.
“Proverbs 14:31 stands in the ancient Near Eastern tradition of warning rulers not to trample upon the rights of the poor; the king who ignores this advice will soon find himself without a nation.” (Garrett)
