American Standard Version

Proverbs 14:6-18 American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

14. The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15. The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

16. A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

17. He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

18. The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.