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Proverbs 14:11-26 Modern English Version (MEV)

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

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

13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful,and the end of that cheer is grief.

14. The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,but a good man will be satisfied with his.

15. The simple believes every word,but the prudent man considers his steps.

16. A wise man fears and departs from evil,but the fool rages and is ­self-confident.

17. He who is quick-tempered deals foolishly,and a man of wicked devices is hated.

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

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

20. The poor is hated even by his own neighbor,but the rich has many friends.

21. He who despises his neighbor sins,but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

22. Do they not err who devise evil?But mercy and truth will be to those who devise good.

23. In all labor there is profit,but mere talk leads only to poverty.

24. The crown of the wise is their riches,but the foolishness of fools is folly.

25. A true witness delivers souls,but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

26. In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence,and His children will have a place of refuge.

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