Verse 15
Proverbs 14:15
Free Bible Version
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Stupid people believe whatever they're told, but sensible people think about what they're doing.
Original Language Text
hebrew
פֶּ֭תִי יַאֲמִ֣ין לְ/כָל דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝/עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַ/אֲשֻׁרֽ/וֹ
English Translation
The simple person believes every word, but the clever one understands his direction.
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Chapter 14 Context
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Every wise woman builds her house, but the stupid woman tears it down with her own hands.
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Those who live right respect the Lord, but those who live dishonestly despise him.
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What stupid people say punishes their pride, but what wise people say will protect them.
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4
Without oxen, the manger is empty, but a good harvest comes through the ox's strength.
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5
A trustworthy witness doesn't lie, but a false witness is deceptive.
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It's pointless for a scoffer to look for wisdom, but knowledge comes easily to someone who understan...
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Stay away from stupid people—you won't learn anything from them.
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Sensible people use their wisdom to decide where they're going, but the foolishness of stupid people...
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9
Stupid people laugh at sin, but good people want forgiveness.
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10
The mind alone knows its sadness, and no one else can share its happiness.
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11
The house of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tent of good people will prosper.
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12
There's a way that seems to be right, but in the end it's the way of death.
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13
Even when you're laughing you can be feeling sad—joy can end in grief.
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14
Disloyal people are repaid for what they do, and good people are rewarded.
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15
Stupid people believe whatever they're told, but sensible people think about what they're doing.
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Wise people are careful and avoid evil, but stupid people are confidently reckless.
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Quick-tempered people act foolishly, while people who make evil plans are hated.
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The inheritance of stupid people is stupidity, but sensible people are rewarded with knowledge.
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19
Evil people bow down before good people, and the wicked bow down at the doors of those who do right.
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20
The poor are hated even by their neighbors, while the rich have many friends.
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People who look down on their neighbors are sinners, but those who are kind to the poor are blessed.
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22
Aren't people who plan to do evil wrong? But those who plan to do good have trustworthy love and fai...
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23
There's profit in hard work, but just talking leads to poverty.
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24
The wise are rewarded with wealth, but stupid people are rewarded with stupidity.
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25
A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is treacherous.
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26
People who honor the Lord are completely safe; he will protect their children.
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27
Respecting the Lord is like a fountain of life, so you can avoid the snares of death.
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28
The glory of a king is the number of his subjects, for a ruler is nothing without them.
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29
If you're slow to get angry, you're very wise; but if you have a short fuse you glorify stupidity.
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30
A peaceful mind makes your body healthy, but jealousy makes your bones rot.
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31
Anyone who oppresses the poor insults their Maker, but anyone who is kind to the needy honors him.
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Wicked people are brought down by their own evil actions, but those who live right are confident eve...
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Wisdom is at home in a mind that understands, but it's not found among stupid people.
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34
Doing right makes a nation successful, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
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A servant who acts wisely is appreciated by the king, but he gets angry with a servant who acts disg...
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