Proverbs 14
Proverbs 14 contrasts the wise and the foolish: the wise fear YHWH, build their houses, speak truth, and find life, while the foolish are reckless, tear down, lie, and lead to death. Key teachings include 'There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death' (Prov 14:12), the prudent consider their steps, righteousness exalts a nation, and the wicked will bow before the righteous.[1][2][3][4][5]
Interlinear Text
wisest women women builds her house but folly with her hands tears it down
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חַכְמ֣וֹת
𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤅𐤕
chakhemot
wisest women
HAafpc
נָ֭שִׁים
𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌
nashim
women
HNcfpa
בָּנְתָ֣ה
𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤄
banetah
builds
HVqp3fs
בֵיתָ֑/הּ
𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄
veytah
her house
HNcmsc/Sp3fs
וְ֝/אִוֶּ֗לֶת
𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕
veivelet
but folly
HC/Ncfsa
בְּ/יָדֶ֥י/הָ
𐤁/𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄
beyadeyha
with her hands
HR/Ncbdc/Sp3fs
תֶהֶרְסֶֽ/נּוּ
𐤕𐤄𐤓𐤎/𐤍𐤅
teheresenu
tears it down
HVqi3fs/Sp3ms
he who walks in his uprightness fears YHWH but he who is devious in his ways despises Him
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הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊
holekhe
he who walks
HVqrmsa
בְּ֭/יָשְׁר/וֹ
𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓/𐤅
beyashero
in his uprightness
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
יְרֵ֣א
𐤉𐤓𐤀
yere
fears
HAamsc
יְהוָ֑ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
HNp
וּ/נְל֖וֹז
𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤅𐤆
uneloz
but he who is devious
HC/VNrmsc
דְּרָכָ֣י/ו
𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅
derakhayv
in his ways
HNcbpc/Sp3ms
בּוֹזֵֽ/הוּ
𐤁𐤅𐤆/𐤄𐤅
bozehu
despises Him
HVqrmsc/Sp3ms
in the mouth of the fool is a rod of pride but the lips of the wise will protect them
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בְּֽ/פִי
𐤁/𐤐𐤉
befi
in the mouth
HR/Ncmsc
אֱ֭וִיל
𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋
evil
of the fool
HAamsa
חֹ֣טֶר
𐤇𐤈𐤓
choter
is a rod
HNcmsc
גַּאֲוָ֑ה
𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤄
gaavah
of pride
HNcfsa
וְ/שִׂפְתֵ֥י
𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉
vesifetey
but the lips
HC/Ncfdc
חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים
𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌
chakhamim
of the wise
HAampa
תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽ/ם
𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓/𐤌
tishemurem
will protect them
HVqi3fs/Sp3mp
where there are no oxen manger clean but abundant crops by the strength of the ox
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בְּ/אֵ֣ין
𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤍
beeyn
where there are no
HR/Tn
אֲ֭לָפִים
𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌
alafim
oxen
HAcbpa
אֵב֣וּס
𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤎
evus
manger
HNcmsc
בָּ֑ר
𐤁𐤓
bar
clean
HNcmsa
וְ/רָב
𐤅/𐤓𐤁
verav
but abundant
HC/Ncbsc
תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת
𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤅𐤕
tevuot
crops
HNcfpa
בְּ/כֹ֣חַ
𐤁/𐤊𐤇
bekhocha
by the strength
HR/Ncmsc
שֽׁוֹר
𐤔𐤅𐤓
shor
of the ox
HNcmsa
witness faithful not will lie and breathes out lies witness false
seeks scoffer wisdom and-[there is]-none but knowledge to [one who is] discerning is easy
Go from the presence of a man foolish for you will know lips of knowledge
wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way but folly of fools is deceit
fools mock at sin but among the upright there is good will
heart knows bitterness of his soul and in his joy not will intermeddle a stranger
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לֵ֗ב
𐤋𐤁
lev
heart
HNcmsa
י֭וֹדֵעַ
𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏
yodea
knows
HVqrmsa
מָרַּ֣ת
𐤌𐤓𐤕
marat
bitterness
HNcfsc
נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅
nafesho
of his soul
HNcbsc/Sp3ms
וּ֝/בְ/שִׂמְחָת֗/וֹ
𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕/𐤅
uvesimechato
and in his joy
HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
לֹא
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
HTn
יִתְעָ֥רַב
𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤁
yitearav
will intermeddle
HVti3ms
זָֽר
𐤆𐤓
zar
a stranger
HAamsa
house of the wicked will be destroyed but the tent of the upright will flourish
there is a way that seems right before a man but its end are the ways of death
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יֵ֤שׁ
𐤉𐤔
yesh
there is
HTm
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
𐤃𐤓𐤊
derekhe
a way
HNcbsa
יָ֭שָׁר
𐤉𐤔𐤓
yashar
that seems right
HAamsa
לִ/פְנֵי
𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉
lifeney
before
HR/Ncbpc
אִ֑ישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
ish
a man
HNcmsa
וְ֝/אַחֲרִיתָ֗/הּ
𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤄
veacharitah
but its end
HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs
דַּרְכֵי
𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉
darekhey
are the ways
HNcbpc
מָֽוֶת
𐤌𐤅𐤕
mavet
of death
HNcmsa
Even in laughter may ache the heart and its end joy grief
from his ways shall be filled the backslider in heart and from upon him man good
the naive believes every word but the prudent considers his steps
wise man fears and turns away from evil but a fool rages and is confident
short-tempered of anger acts foolishly and-a-man of evil schemes is hated
inherit the naive foolishness but the prudent are crowned with knowledge
bow down evil ones before good ones and wicked ones at gates of righteous
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שַׁח֣וּ
𐤔𐤇𐤅
shachu
bow down
HVqp3cp
רָ֭עִים
𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌
raim
evil ones
HAampa
לִ/פְנֵ֣י
𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉
lifeney
before
HR/Ncbpc
טוֹבִ֑ים
𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌
tovim
good ones
HAampa
וּ֝/רְשָׁעִ֗ים
𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌
ureshaim
and wicked ones
HC/Aampa
עַֽל
𐤏𐤋
al
at
HR
שַׁעֲרֵ֥י
𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉
shaarey
gates of
HNcmpc
צַדִּֽיק
𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒
tsadiq
righteous
HAamsa
even by his neighbor is hated the poor but lovers of the rich are many
despises his neighbor sins but is gracious the poor the humble happy is he
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בָּז
𐤁𐤆
baz
despises
HVqrmsa
לְ/רֵעֵ֥/הוּ
𐤋/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅
lereehu
his neighbor
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
חוֹטֵ֑א
𐤇𐤅𐤈𐤀
chote
sins
HVqrmsa
וּ/מְחוֹנֵ֖ן
𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤍𐤍
umechonen
but is gracious
HC/Vmrmsa
עניים
𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤉𐤌
nyym
the poor
HAampa
עֲנָוִ֣ים
𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤉𐤌
anavim
the humble
HAampa
אַשְׁרָֽי/ו
𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅
asherayv
happy is he
HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Do they not go astray who devise evil but kindness and truth who devise good
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הֲֽ/לוֹא
𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀
halo
Do they not
HTi/Tn
יִ֭תְעוּ
𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤅
yiteu
go astray
HVqi3mp
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי
𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉
choreshey
who devise
HVqrmpc
רָ֑ע
𐤓𐤏
ra
evil
HAamsa
וְ/חֶ֥סֶד
𐤅/𐤇𐤎𐤃
vechesed
but kindness
HC/Ncmsa
וֶ֝/אֱמֶ֗ת
𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤕
veemet
and truth
HC/Ncfsa
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי
𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉
choreshey-2
who devise
HVqrmpc
טֽוֹב
𐤈𐤅𐤁
tov
good
HAamsa
In all toil there is profit but word of lips only to poverty
crown of the wise is their riches the folly of fools is folly
saves lives witness truthful breathes out lies deceitful
in the fear of YHWH confidence strong and to his children will be refuge
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בְּ/יִרְאַ֣ת
𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕
beyireat
in the fear of
HR/Ncfsc
יְ֭הוָה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
HNp
מִבְטַח
𐤌𐤁𐤈𐤇
mivetach
confidence
HNcmsc
עֹ֑ז
𐤏𐤆
oz
strong
HNcmsa
וּ֝/לְ/בָנָ֗י/ו
𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅
ulevanayv
Bene (Bemba)
and to his children
HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
יִהְיֶ֥ה
𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄
yiheyeh
will be
HVqi3ms
מַחְסֶֽה
𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤄
macheseh
refuge
HNcmsa
fear YHWH fountain life to turn aside from the snares death
In the multitude of people is the glory of a king but in the lack of people is the ruin of the prince
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בְּ/רָב
𐤁/𐤓𐤁
berav
In the multitude
HR/Ncbsc
עָ֥ם
𐤏𐤌
am
of people
HNcmsa
הַדְרַת
𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤕
haderat
is the glory
HNcfsc
מֶ֑לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe
of a king
HNcmsa
וּ/בְ/אֶ֥פֶס
𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤎
uveefes
but in the lack
HC/R/Ncmsc
לְ֝אֹ֗ם
𐤋𐤀𐤌
leom
of people
HNcmsa
מְחִתַּ֥ת
𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕
mechitat
is the ruin
HNcfsc
רָזֽוֹן
𐤓𐤆𐤅𐤍
razon
of the prince
HNcmsa
slow to anger nose great understanding but short of spirit exalts folly
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אֶ֣רֶךְ
𐤀𐤓𐤊
erekhe
slow to anger
HAamsc
אַ֭פַּיִם
𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌
apayim
nose
HNcmda
רַב
𐤓𐤁
rav
great
HAamsc
תְּבוּנָ֑ה
𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄
tevunah
understanding
HNcfsa
וּ/קְצַר
𐤅/𐤒𐤑𐤓
uqetsar
but short
HC/Aamsc
ר֝֗וּחַ
𐤓𐤅𐤇
rucha
Roho (Swahili)
of spirit
HNcbsa
מֵרִ֥ים
𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌
merim
exalts
HVhrmsa
אִוֶּֽלֶת
𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕
ivelet
folly
HNcfsa
life to the body heart is healing and rot of the bones envy
oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker but honors Him is gracious to the needy
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עֹ֣שֵֽׁק
𐤏𐤔𐤒
osheq
oppresses
HVqrmsa
דָּ֭ל
𐤃𐤋
dal
the poor
HAamsa
חֵרֵ֣ף
𐤇𐤓𐤐
cheref
reproaches
HVpp3ms
עֹשֵׂ֑/הוּ
𐤏𐤔/𐤄𐤅
osehu
his Maker
HVqrmsc/Sp3ms
וּ֝/מְכַבְּד֗/וֹ
𐤅/𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤃/𐤅
umekhabedo
but honors Him
HC/Vprmsc/Sp3ms
חֹנֵ֥ן
𐤇𐤍𐤍
chonen
is gracious to
HVqrmsa
אֶבְיֽוֹן
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍
eveyon
the needy
HAamsa
in his evil is driven away the wicked but finds refuge in his death the righteous
in the heart discerning rests wisdom and in the midst of fools it is made known
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בְּ/לֵ֣ב
𐤁/𐤋𐤁
belev
in the heart
HR/Ncmsa
נָ֭בוֹן
𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍
navon
discerning
HVNrmsa
תָּנ֣וּחַ
𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤇
tanucha
rests
HVqi3fs
חָכְמָ֑ה
𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄
chakhemah
wisdom
HNcfsa
וּ/בְ/קֶ֥רֶב
𐤅/𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁
uveqerev
and in the midst
HC/R/Ncmsc
כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים
𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌
kesilim
of fools
HAampa
תִּוָּדֵֽעַ
𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤏
tivadea
it is made known
HVNi3fs
Righteousness exalts a nation but mercy to peoples is a sin
favor of-the-king to-a-servant wise but-his-wrath will-be shame