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Book of Proverbs, Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 of Proverbs—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ The truly wise woman has built up her house,1 but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.2
  2. ¶ The one walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah,3 but the one crooked in his ways is despising Him.4
  3. ¶ The rod of haughtiness is in the mouth of the foolish one,5 but the very lips of the wise ones will guard them.6
  4. ¶ Where there are no cattle the manger is clean, but the crop is abundant because of the power of a bull.
  5. ¶ A faithful witness is one that will not lie,7 but a false witness launches forth mere lies.8
  6. ¶ The ridiculer has sought to find wisdom, and there is none; but to the understanding one knowledge is an easy thing.9
  7. ¶ Go away from in front of the stupid man,10 for you will certainly not take note of the lips of knowledge.11
  8. ¶ The wisdom of the shrewd is to understand his way,12 but the foolishness of stupid ones is deception.13
  9. ¶ Foolish are those who make a derision of guilt,14 but among the upright ones there is agreement.[a]15
  10. ¶ The heart is aware of the bitterness of one’s soul,16 and with its rejoicing no stranger will intermeddle.
  11. ¶ The house of wicked people will be annihilated,17 but the tent of the upright ones will flourish.18
  12. ¶ There exists a way that is upright before a man,19 but the ways of death are the end of it afterward.20
  13. ¶ Even in laughter the heart may be in pain;21 and grief is what rejoicing ends up in.22
  14. ¶ The one faithless at heart will be satisfied with the results of his own ways,23 but the good man with the results of his dealings.24
  15. ¶ Anyone inexperienced puts faith in every word,[b]25 but the shrewd one considers his steps.26
  16. ¶ The wise one fears and is turning away from badness,27 but the stupid is becoming furious and self-confident.28
  17. ¶ He that is quick to anger will commit foolishness,29 but the man of thinking abilities is hated.30
  18. ¶ The inexperienced ones will certainly take possession of foolishness,31 but the shrewd ones will bear knowledge as a headdress.32
  19. ¶ Bad people will have to bow down before the good ones,33 and the wicked people at the gates of the righteous one.
  20. ¶ Even to his fellowman one who is of little means is an object of hatred,34 but many are the friends of the rich person.35
  21. ¶ The one despising his own fellowman is sinning,36 but happy is he who is showing favor to the afflicted ones.37
  22. ¶ Will not those devising mischief go wandering about?38 But there are loving-kindness[c] and trueness as regards those devising good.39
  23. ¶ By every kind of toil there comes to be an advantage,40 but merely the word of the lips [tends] to want.
  24. ¶ The crown of the wise is their riches; the foolishness of the stupid ones is foolishness.41
  25. ¶ A true witness[d] is delivering souls,42 but a deceitful one[e] launches forth mere lies.43
  26. ¶ In the fear of Jehovah there is strong confidence,44 and for his sons there will come to be a refuge.45
  27. ¶ The fear of Jehovah is a well of life,46 to turn away from the snares of death.47
  28. ¶ In the multitude of people there is an adornment of a king,48 but in the lack of population is the ruin of a high official.49
  29. ¶ He that is slow to anger is abundant in discernment,50 but one that is impatient[f] is exalting foolishness.51
  30. ¶ A calm heart is the life of the fleshly organism,52 but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.53
  31. ¶ He that is defrauding the lowly one has reproached his Maker,54 but the one showing favor to the poor one is glorifying Him.55
  32. ¶ Because of his badness the wicked will be pushed down,56 but the righteous will be finding refuge in his integrity.[g]57
  33. ¶ In the heart of the understanding one there rests wisdom,58 and in the midst of stupid ones it becomes known.
  34. ¶ Righteousness is what exalts a nation,59 but sin is something disgraceful to national groups.60
  35. ¶ The pleasure of a king is in the servant who is acting with insight,61 but his fury comes to be toward one acting shamefully.62

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “approval.”
  2. ^ Or, “thing.” Heb., da·varʹ.
  3. ^ Or, “loyal love.”
  4. ^ Lit., “A witness of truth.” Heb., ʽedh ʼemethʹ.
  5. ^ Lit., “a deception,” that is, a witness of deception. Heb., mir·mahʹ.
  6. ^ Lit., “but one that is short of spirit.” Heb., u·qetsar-ruʹach.
  7. ^ “Integrity,” by a slight correction of M to agree with LXXSy; M, “death.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ru 4:11; Pr 24:3; 31:10, 26
  2. ^ Pr 9:13
  3. ^ Jb 1:1; Ac 10:35
  4. ^ De 32:15; Lu 10:16
  5. ^ 1Sa 2:3; 2Pe 2:18
  6. ^ Pr 12:6; Ro 10:10
  7. ^ Pr 12:17; 2Co 6:7
  8. ^ Ex 20:16; Pr 6:19; 19:5
  9. ^ Pr 18:15
  10. ^ Pr 13:20
  11. ^ Pr 1:29
  12. ^ Ps 111:10; Eph 5:17
  13. ^ Pr 11:18; 14:12; Lu 12:19; 1Co 1:20
  14. ^ Pr 10:23; 30:20; Je 6:15; Jd 18
  15. ^ 1Co 1:10
  16. ^ 1Sa 1:10; 2Ki 4:27; Pr 15:13
  17. ^ Pr 3:33; 12:7; 21:12
  18. ^ Ps 112:3; Pr 13:22
  19. ^ Pr 30:12
  20. ^ Pr 16:25; Ro 6:21
  21. ^ Ec 2:2
  22. ^ Ec 7:2, 4
  23. ^ Pr 1:31, 32; Mt 6:16; 2Pe 2:13
  24. ^ 2Co 1:12; Ga 6:4, 8
  25. ^ Pr 27:12; Ro 16:18
  26. ^ Ne 6:2; Am 5:13
  27. ^ Ge 39:12; 1Th 5:22
  28. ^ 1Sa 25:11; 1Ki 19:2
  29. ^ Pr 12:16; 16:32
  30. ^ Jn 15:19
  31. ^ Pr 3:35; Je 16:19; 44:17
  32. ^ Ps 141:5; Pr 3:22; 4:9
  33. ^ Ge 42:6; Is 60:14
  34. ^ Jb 30:10; Pr 19:7
  35. ^ Es 5:10; Pr 19:4
  36. ^ Pr 11:12
  37. ^ Ps 41:1; Pr 19:17; 28:27; Is 58:7; Eze 18:7
  38. ^ Ge 4:12; Je 43:7
  39. ^ Ge 24:27; Jb 42:10; Ps 25:10
  40. ^ Pr 12:24; 28:19
  41. ^ 1Sa 25:25; Pr 27:22
  42. ^ Pr 11:30; Ac 20:21; 26:20; Jm 5:20
  43. ^ Pr 14:5; 1Ti 4:2; 2Ti 2:18
  44. ^ Ps 34:9; Ml 3:16; Ac 9:31
  45. ^ Pr 18:10; Is 26:20; Je 15:11; Ro 8:31
  46. ^ Pr 19:23; Is 33:6
  47. ^ Pr 22:5; Ec 7:26
  48. ^ 1Ki 4:21; Pp 2:10
  49. ^ 2Ki 13:7
  50. ^ Pr 17:27; 29:11; Jm 1:19
  51. ^ Pr 25:28; Ec 7:9
  52. ^ Pr 4:23
  53. ^ Ge 37:4; 1Sa 18:8
  54. ^ De 24:15; Ps 12:5; Pr 17:5; Ec 5:8; Ro 15:3
  55. ^ Mt 19:21; Lu 18:43
  56. ^ Jb 27:13, 20; Ps 37:20; 1Th 5:3
  57. ^ Pr 2:7; 10:9
  58. ^ Ps 49:3; Pr 15:28
  59. ^ De 4:6
  60. ^ De 9:5; Is 1:21
  61. ^ 2Sa 15:34; Pr 22:29; Mt 24:45
  62. ^ 1Ki 2:44; Es 7:7

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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