Verse 4
Proverbs 14:4
Bible in Basic English
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Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בְּ/אֵ֣ין אֲ֭לָפִים אֵב֣וּס בָּ֑ר וְ/רָב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּ/כֹ֣חַ שֽׁוֹר
English Translation
Without thousands, a stable is barren, and much produce is through the strength of an ox.
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Chapter 14 Context
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Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
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He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are t...
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In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of...
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A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
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The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the op...
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Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
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The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is...
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9
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is...
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10
No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
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11
The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
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12
There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
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13
Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
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He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will...
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15
The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
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The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no th...
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He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
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Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
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The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the...
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20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
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21
He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
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22
Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of go...
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23
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
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24
Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
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25
A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
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26
For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a sa...
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The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
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A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destructio...
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He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to...
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A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
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He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gi...
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The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
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Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
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By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
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The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of s...
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