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    "chapter": 14
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "PRO-14:1",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.1",
        "text": "Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands."
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "PRO-14:2",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.2",
        "text": "He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "PRO-14:3",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.3",
        "text": "In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "PRO-14:4",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.4",
        "text": "Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "PRO-14:5",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.5",
        "text": "A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "PRO-14:6",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.6",
        "text": "A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "PRO-14:7",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.7",
        "text": "Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "PRO-14:8",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.8",
        "text": "The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "PRO-14:9",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.9",
        "text": "A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "PRO-14:10",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.10",
        "text": "The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "PRO-14:11",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.11",
        "text": "The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "PRO-14:12",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.12",
        "text": "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "PRO-14:13",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.13",
        "text": "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "PRO-14:14",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.14",
        "text": "The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own       ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "PRO-14:15",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.15",
        "text": "The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "PRO-14:16",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.16",
        "text": "A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "PRO-14:17",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.17",
        "text": "He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "PRO-14:18",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.18",
        "text": "The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "PRO-14:19",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.19",
        "text": "The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "PRO-14:20",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.20",
        "text": "The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "PRO-14:21",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.21",
        "text": "He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "PRO-14:22",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.22",
        "text": "Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good."
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "PRO-14:23",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.23",
        "text": "In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "PRO-14:24",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.24",
        "text": "The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly."
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "PRO-14:25",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.25",
        "text": "A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "PRO-14:26",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.26",
        "text": "In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge."
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "PRO-14:27",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.27",
        "text": "The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death."
      },{
        "n": 28,
        "refId": "PRO-14:28",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.28",
        "text": "In the multitude of people is the king`s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince."
      },{
        "n": 29,
        "refId": "PRO-14:29",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.29",
        "text": "He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly."
      },{
        "n": 30,
        "refId": "PRO-14:30",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.30",
        "text": "A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones."
      },{
        "n": 31,
        "refId": "PRO-14:31",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.31",
        "text": "He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him."
      },{
        "n": 32,
        "refId": "PRO-14:32",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.32",
        "text": "The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death."
      },{
        "n": 33,
        "refId": "PRO-14:33",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.33",
        "text": "Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath       understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known."
      },{
        "n": 34,
        "refId": "PRO-14:34",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.34",
        "text": "Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people."
      },{
        "n": 35,
        "refId": "PRO-14:35",
        "verseRef": "Prov.14.35",
        "text": "The king`s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame."
      }
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