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Proverbs 14:4-14

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4 Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
7 Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not find words of knowledge.
7 Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
8 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go, but the folly of fools misleads.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
9 Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy God's favor.
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, but the tent of the upright flourishes.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
12 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
14 The perverse get what their ways deserve, and the good, what their deeds deserve.
14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.
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