1 Wise women build houses: But a foolish one digs [hers] down with her hands. 2 He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; But he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonored. 3 Out of the mouth of fools [comes] a rod of pride; But the lips of the wise preserve them. 4 Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; But where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent. 5 A faithful witness does not lie; But an unjust witness kindles falsehoods. 6 Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; But discretion is easily available with the prudent. 7 All things are adverse to a foolish man; But wise lips are the weapons of discretion. 8 The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; But the folly of fools leads astray. 9 The houses of transgressors will need purification; But the houses of the just are acceptable. 10 [If] a man’s mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; And when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride. 11 The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; But the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand. 12 There is a way which seems to be right with men, But the ends of it reach to the depth of hell. 13 Grief mingles not with mirth; And joy in the end comes to grief. 14 A stouthearted [man] shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man with his own thoughts. 15 The simple believes every word: But the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought. 16 A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor. 17 A passionate man acts inconsiderately; But a sensible man bears up under many things. 18 Fools shall have mischief for their portion; But the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding. 19 Evil men shall fall before the good; And the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous. 20 Friends will hate poor friends; But the friends of the rich are many. 21 He that dishonors the needy sins: But he that has pity on the poor is most blessed. 22 They that go astray devise evils: But the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: But compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good. 23 With everyone [who is] careful there is abundance: But the pleasure taking and indolent shall be in want. 24 A prudent man is the crown of the wise: But the occupation of fools is evil. 25 A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: But a deceitful [man] kindles falsehoods. 26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: And he leaves his children a support. 27 The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; And it causes [men] to turn aside from the snare of death. 28 In a populous nation is the glory of a king: But in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince. 29 A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: But a man of impatient spirit is very foolish. 30 A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: But a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones. 31 He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: But he that honors him has pity upon the poor. 32 The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: But he who is secure in his own holiness is just. 33 There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: But in the heart of fools it is not discerned. 34 Righteousness exalts a nation: But sins diminish tribes. 35 An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; And by his good behavior he removes disgrace.
Proverbs · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Proverbs 14 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 31:10–31; Proverbs 24:3–4; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Ruth 4:11
- 2 2 Timothy 3:2–3; Acts 10:35; Proverbs 28:6; Job 28:28; Romans 2:4–5
- 3 Proverbs 12:6; James 3:5–6; Revelation 12:11; Romans 10:9–10; Revelation 3:10
- 4 1 Corinthians 9:9–11; Proverbs 13:23; Amos 4:6
- 5 Proverbs 19:5; Proverbs 6:19; Exodus 23:1; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 14:25
- 6 James 1:5; Matthew 13:11–12; Matthew 11:25–27; 1 Corinthians 3:18–19; Proverbs 8:9
- 7 Proverbs 13:20; Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Proverbs 9:6; Proverbs 19:27
- 8 Ephesians 5:17; 2 Timothy 3:13; James 3:13; Colossians 1:9–10; Psalm 119:73
- 9 Proverbs 10:23; Romans 14:17–18; Proverbs 26:18–19; Proverbs 13:15; Proverbs 30:20
- 10 Philippians 4:7; Proverbs 18:14; John 14:18; Proverbs 15:13; Revelation 2:17
- 11 Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 12:7; Matthew 7:26–27; Proverbs 21:12; Job 21:28
- 12 Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13–14; Proverbs 12:15; Galatians 6:3; Luke 13:24
- 13 Ecclesiastes 2:2; James 4:9; Luke 16:25; Ecclesiastes 7:5–6; Ecclesiastes 11:9
- 14 Galatians 6:8; Proverbs 12:14; Hebrews 3:12; Jeremiah 8:5; Jeremiah 2:19
- 15 Ephesians 5:17; Proverbs 14:8; 1 John 4:1; Proverbs 27:12; Proverbs 4:26
- 16 Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; Proverbs 29:9; Genesis 42:18
- 17 Proverbs 14:29; James 1:19; Proverbs 29:22; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 15:18
- 18 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Proverbs 3:35; Proverbs 11:29–30
- 19 Genesis 42:6; Malachi 4:3; Exodus 8:8; Exodus 9:27–28; Micah 7:9–10
- 20 Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 19:6–7; Job 30:10; Esther 5:10–11
- 21 Proverbs 28:27; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 17:5; 1 John 3:17–22
- 22 Proverbs 12:2; Matthew 5:7; John 1:17; Psalm 25:10; Proverbs 19:22
- 23 Proverbs 28:19; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Proverbs 12:24; Hebrews 6:10–11; Ecclesiastes 5:3
- 24 Ecclesiastes 7:11–12; Luke 16:9; Luke 16:19–25; Psalm 112:9; Luke 12:19–20
- 25 Proverbs 14:5; Acts 26:16–20; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; 2 Peter 3:3; Acts 20:26–27
- 26 Proverbs 19:23; Jeremiah 32:39–40; Psalm 115:13–14; Proverbs 18:10; Proverbs 3:7–8
- 27 Proverbs 13:14; Revelation 21:6; Proverbs 2:10–18; Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 18:5
- 28 1 Kings 4:20–21; 2 Kings 13:7; Exodus 1:22; Exodus 1:12; 1 Kings 20:27
- 29 James 1:19; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 14:17; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 15:18
- 30 Proverbs 17:22; Job 5:2; Proverbs 3:8; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 12:4
- 31 Proverbs 22:2; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 19:17; 1 John 4:21
- 32 2 Timothy 4:18; Psalm 23:4; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 14:13; Job 19:25–27
- 33 Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 12:23; Proverbs 29:11; Proverbs 13:16
- 34 Psalm 107:34; Deuteronomy 28:1–68; Deuteronomy 29:18–28; Deuteronomy 4:6–8; Ezekiel 16:1–63
- 35 Matthew 24:45–51; Proverbs 22:11; Proverbs 29:12; Matthew 25:23; Matthew 25:21
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The Scripture says, "In a wide nation is the king's honour; but in the domination of the people is the affliction of a prince." This wrong then thou dost unto Christ, to say that His people is diminished to that small number.
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