Proverbs 14:2-32 - ESV - Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, bu...

2 Whoever ¹walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is ²devious in his ways despises him.

3 By the mouth of a fool comes ³a rod for his back,^a ⁴but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

5 ⁵A faithful witness does not lie, but ⁶a false witness breathes out lies.

6 ⁷A scoffer seeks wisdom ⁸in vain, but ⁹knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

7 Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.

9 ¹⁰Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.^b

10 The heart knows its own ¹¹bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

11 ¹²The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

12 ¹³There is a way that seems right to a man, but ¹⁴its end is the way to death.^c

13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and ¹⁵the end of joy may be ¹⁶grief.

14 The backslider in heart will be ¹⁷filled with the fruit of his ways, and ¹⁸a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

15 ¹⁹The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.

16 ²⁰One who is wise is cautious^d and ²¹turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

17 A man of ²²quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.

18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 ²³The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 ²⁴The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, ²⁵but the rich has many friends.

21 Whoever ²⁶despises his neighbor is a sinner, but ²⁷blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

22 Do they not go astray who ²⁸devise evil? Those who devise good meet^e²⁹steadfast love and faithfulness.

23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk ³⁰tends only to poverty.

24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.

25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who ³¹breathes out lies is deceitful.

26 In the fear of the LORD one has ³²strong confidence, and ³³his children will have ³⁴a refuge.

27 The fear of the LORD is ³⁵a fountain of life, that one may ³⁶turn away from the snares of death.

28 In ³⁷a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.

29 Whoever is ³⁸slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

30 A tranquil^f heart gives ³⁹life to the flesh, but ⁴⁰envy^g makes ⁴¹the bones rot.

31 Whoever oppresses a poor man ⁴²insults his ⁴³Maker, ⁴⁴but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

32 ⁴⁵The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but ⁴⁶the righteous finds refuge in his death.

Provérbios 14:2 Quem anda na sua retidão teme ao Senhor; mas aquele que é perverso nos seus caminhos despreza-o.

Proverbs 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Proverbs 14:2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

Provérbios 14:2 Quem anda direito teme o SENHOR,mas quem segue caminhos enganosos o despreza.

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