Proverbs 14:4-13 American Standard Version (ASV)

4. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5. A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

6. A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

7. Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

8. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

9. A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

10. The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

11. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

12. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

Proverbs 14