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Proverbs 14:1-3
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 14:1-3
Revised Standard Version
14 Wisdom[a] builds her house,
but folly with her own hands tears it down.
2 He who walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
3 The talk of a fool is a rod for his back,[b]
but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:1 Heb Wisdom of women
- Proverbs 14:3 Cn: Heb a rod of pride
Proverbs 14:1-3
New International Version
Proverbs 14:1-3
New International Version
14 The wise woman builds her house,(A)
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
2 Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
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