Proverbs 14:7-17

7 Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.
15 The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.
16 The wise fear the LORD and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.

Cross References 15

  • 1. ver 15; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 21:29
  • 2. ver 24
  • 3. S Job 8:22; Proverbs 21:12
  • 4. S Psalms 72:7; S Proverbs 3:33; S Proverbs 12:7
  • 5. S Proverbs 12:15
  • 6. Proverbs 16:25
  • 7. Ecclesiastes 2:2; Ecclesiastes 7:3,6
  • 8. S Proverbs 1:31
  • 9. S 2 Chronicles 15:7; Proverbs 12:14
  • 10. S ver 8
  • 11. S Exodus 20:20; Proverbs 22:3
  • 12. S 1 Samuel 25:25
  • 13. S 2 Kings 5:12
  • 14. ver 29; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 26:21; Proverbs 28:25; Proverbs 29:22
  • 15. S Esther 5:9
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