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Proverbs 14 Brenton's English Septuagint

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  • OT: Septuagint (Greek)
  • Septuagint Old Testament (no New Testament)
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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 dishonoured. 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 stout-hearted [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 after-thought. 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 dishonours 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 every one [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 honours 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 behaviour he removes disgrace.

Cross references (35)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 31:10–31; Proverbs 24:3–4; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Ruth 4:11
  2. 2 2 Timothy 3:2–3; Acts 10:35; Proverbs 28:6; Job 28:28; Romans 2:4–5
  3. 3 Proverbs 12:6; James 3:5–6; Revelation 12:11; Romans 10:9–10; Revelation 3:10
  4. 4 1 Corinthians 9:9–11; Proverbs 13:23; Amos 4:6
  5. 5 Proverbs 19:5; Proverbs 6:19; Exodus 23:1; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 14:25
  6. 6 James 1:5; Matthew 13:11–12; Matthew 11:25–27; 1 Corinthians 3:18–19; Proverbs 8:9
  7. 7 Proverbs 13:20; Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Proverbs 9:6; Proverbs 19:27
  8. 8 Ephesians 5:17; 2 Timothy 3:13; James 3:13; Colossians 1:9–10; Psalm 119:73
  9. 9 Proverbs 10:23; Romans 14:17–18; Proverbs 26:18–19; Proverbs 13:15; Proverbs 30:20
  10. 10 Philippians 4:7; Proverbs 18:14; John 14:18; Proverbs 15:13; Revelation 2:17
  11. 11 Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 12:7; Matthew 7:26–27; Proverbs 21:12; Job 21:28
  12. 12 Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13–14; Proverbs 12:15; Galatians 6:3; Luke 13:24
  13. 13 Ecclesiastes 2:2; James 4:9; Luke 16:25; Ecclesiastes 7:5–6; Ecclesiastes 11:9
  14. 14 Galatians 6:8; Proverbs 12:14; Hebrews 3:12; Jeremiah 8:5; Jeremiah 2:19
  15. 15 Ephesians 5:17; Proverbs 14:8; 1 John 4:1; Proverbs 27:12; Proverbs 4:26
  16. 16 Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; Proverbs 29:9; Genesis 42:18
  17. 17 Proverbs 14:29; James 1:19; Proverbs 29:22; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 15:18
  18. 18 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Proverbs 3:35; Proverbs 11:29–30
  19. 19 Genesis 42:6; Malachi 4:3; Exodus 8:8; Exodus 9:27–28; Micah 7:9–10
  20. 20 Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 19:6–7; Job 30:10; Esther 5:10–11
  21. 21 Proverbs 28:27; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 17:5; 1 John 3:17–22
  22. 22 Proverbs 12:2; Matthew 5:7; John 1:17; Psalm 25:10; Proverbs 19:22
  23. 23 Proverbs 28:19; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Proverbs 12:24; Hebrews 6:10–11; Ecclesiastes 5:3
  24. 24 Ecclesiastes 7:11–12; Luke 16:9; Luke 16:19–25; Psalm 112:9; Luke 12:19–20
  25. 25 Proverbs 14:5; Acts 26:16–20; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; 2 Peter 3:3; Acts 20:26–27
  26. 26 Proverbs 19:23; Jeremiah 32:39–40; Psalm 115:13–14; Proverbs 18:10; Proverbs 3:7–8
  27. 27 Proverbs 13:14; Revelation 21:6; Proverbs 2:10–18; Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 18:5
  28. 28 1 Kings 4:20–21; 2 Kings 13:7; Exodus 1:22; Exodus 1:12; 1 Kings 20:27
  29. 29 James 1:19; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 14:17; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 15:18
  30. 30 Proverbs 17:22; Job 5:2; Proverbs 3:8; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 12:4
  31. 31 Proverbs 22:2; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 19:17; 1 John 4:21
  32. 32 2 Timothy 4:18; Psalm 23:4; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 14:13; Job 19:25–27
  33. 33 Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 12:23; Proverbs 29:11; Proverbs 13:16
  34. 34 Psalm 107:34; Deuteronomy 28:1–68; Deuteronomy 29:18–28; Deuteronomy 4:6–8; Ezekiel 16:1–63
  35. 35 Matthew 24:45–51; Proverbs 22:11; Proverbs 29:12; Matthew 25:23; Matthew 25:21

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“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).

  1. Quotes verse 14:28 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LXXXVI)

    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.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)