Proverbs 14:3-23 - ESV - By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back...

3 By the mouth of a fool comes ¹a rod for his back,^a ²but 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 ³A faithful witness does not lie, but ⁴a false witness breathes out lies.

6 ⁵A scoffer seeks wisdom ⁶in vain, but ⁷knowledge 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 ⁸Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.^b

10 The heart knows its own ⁹bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

11 ¹⁰The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

12 ¹¹There is a way that seems right to a man, but ¹²its end is the way to death.^c

13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and ¹³the end of joy may be ¹⁴grief.

14 The backslider in heart will be ¹⁵filled with the fruit of his ways, and ¹⁶a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

15 ¹⁷The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.

16 ¹⁸One who is wise is cautious^d and ¹⁹turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

17 A man of ²⁰quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.

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

19 ²¹The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 ²²The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, ²³but the rich has many friends.

21 Whoever ²⁴despises his neighbor is a sinner, but ²⁵blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

22 Do they not go astray who ²⁶devise evil? Those who devise good meet^e²⁷steadfast love and faithfulness.

23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk ²⁸tends only to poverty.

Provérbios 14:3 Na boca do tolo está a vara da soberba, mas os lábios do sábio preservá-lo-ão.

Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

Provérbios 14:3 A conversa do insensato traz a vara para as suas costas,mas os lábios dos sábios os protegem.

Proverbs 14:3-23 ESV