{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/proverbs/14","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T13:00:18.416Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":14,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":13,"nextChapter":15,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":35},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises him."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"A scorner seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understands."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The simple believes every word: but the prudent man looks well to his going."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He that is soon angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but that which is in the middle of fools is made known."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"The king's favor is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causes shame."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 14 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 14](https://primebible.com/akjv/proverbs/14)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/proverbs/14 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}