Proverbs Chapter 14 [YLT]

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1 Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
3 In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy. Findeth it not – "God resisteth the proud" (Jas. 4:6); does not reveal his plan to such. R3337:2

Easy unto him – In coming to God's Word it is always important to remember that our attitude should be that of the disciple and not of the teacher. R3337:1


7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit. Fools – Teachers of Evolution. OV86:3

9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright a pleasing thing.
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle. Knoweth his own – Nephesh, soul, sentient being. E334

11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
12 There is a way right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death. There is a way – "The broad way that leadeth to destruction." (Matt. 7:13, 14) CR496:4.

The way of selfishness, the way of the world. SM162:2, SM156:1

Human judgment would be unreliable even if supported by absolute knowledge. R3241:1

The way of selfishness, which has prevailed for 6,000 years; the natural way, approved by the standards of the world for centuries. SM162:2

Trusting to an outward form of godliness, being religious as a mark of respectability, attending the house of God because it is fashionable. R5849:5*

The gospel of Satan, tacitly acknowledging the great doctrines of Christianity, but with erroneous interpretation and application. R5849:1*

The Jews, although they thought they had found way to life in the Law, found it to be a way to death. CR500:5

Which seemeth right – Because all of Adam's children have been "born in sin and shapen in iniquity." (Psa. 51:5) CR496:2

Reasoning, "Life is to be enjoyed" and it is their duty to enjoy it. CR500:6

The ways of the world are those which they think right. CR496:1; CR500:1

The world has been trying, and trying hard, to see what they can do in the way of bringing in a good government. CR502:2

Difficult to discern, because long-cultivated sentiments sway our judgment. R1656:4

Presented in such plausible language that it appeals to the emotions; and in such a subtle manner that it commends itself to the intelligence. R5849:1*

If the heart be wrong the head will seek to justify it, and in so doing will pervert judgment and truth. R2038:2

We do not know how to do our own thinking. We must do what the Lord tells us to do through his Word. CR496:5

Unto a man – Because blinded by his own perverse will or fleshly mind. R2038:2

The end thereof – Where the subject of delusion is of vital interest. R2274:3

Many, for a time beguiled into an error of doctrine or practice, may yet be recovered from the snare of the Adversary. R1239:6

The ways of death – The Second Death. SM165:T; R5849:5*


13 Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
14 From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man from his fruits.
15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
22 Do not they err who are devising evil And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
26 In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
27 The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
28 In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
29 Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
30 A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
31 An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
32 In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.
33 In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering. Exalteth a nation – Even though the kingdoms of this world are not the kingdom of the Lord, this principle prevails. R3399:5

Mankind will learn this when the Prince of Life has put in force the laws of righteousness and equity with an iron rule. A303; R726:1

History confirms that even now in proportion as a nation conforms to principles of righteousness and justice, it is exalted. R3399:5

We may well be astonished to see to what extent the influence of the righteous exercises a preservative influence upon the nations. R3399:5

Nevertheless, it is still true that prosperity is injurious in proportion as it separates the people from the divine arrangements. R4729:6

But sin is a reproach – Every evil course seems to be the misdirection of a good quality, as the war spirit of combativeness and destructiveness. R2641:3

Sin is constitutional derangement requiring continual effort to not slide backward. Thus, some heathen, not helped by the Lord, reached the lower depths of degradation. R3598:6

God will eventually bring home to each member of our race valuable lessons along this line. R5233:5


35 The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
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