Proverbs 14 - Introduction

NOTICEABLE GROUPINGS IN CHAPTER 14

Fools

The foolish plucketh it down with her own hands (Proverbs 14:1).

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride (Proverbs 14:3).

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge (Proverbs 14:7).

The folly of fools is deceit (Proverbs 14:8;.

A trespass-offering mocketh fools (Proverbs 14:9).

The fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident (Proverbs 14:16).

He that is soon angry will deal foolishly (Proverbs 14:17).

The simple inherit folly (Proverbs 14:18).

The folly of fools is only folly (Proverbs 14:24).

He that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly (Proverbs 14:29).

That which is in the inward part of fools is made known (Proverbs 14:33).

The simple

The simple believe every word (Proverbs 14:15).

The simple inherit folly (Proverbs 14:18).

The wise

Every wise woman buildeth her house (Proverbs 14:1).

The lips of the wise shall preserve them (Proverbs 14:3).

Knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. (Proverbs 14:6).

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way (Proverbs 14:8).

The prudent man looketh well to his going (Proverbs 14:15).

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil (Proverbs 14:16).

The prudent are crowned with knowledge (Proverbs 14:18).

The crown of the wise is their riches (Proverbs 14:24).

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding (Proverbs 14:29).

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding (Proverbs 14:33).

The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely (Proverbs 14:35).

Fear

He that walketh in his uprighteness feareth Jehovah (Proverbs 14:2).

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil (Proverbs 14:16).

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence (Proverbs 14:26).

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life (Proverbs 14:27).

Speech

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them (Proverbs 14:3).

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies (Proverbs 14:5).

A foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge (Proverbs 14:7).

The talk of the lips tendeth only to penury (Proverbs 14:23).

A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit (Proverbs 14:25).

The righteous

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah (Proverbs 14:2).

Among the upright there is good will (Proverbs 14:9).

The tent of the upright shall flourish (Proverbs 14:11).

A goodman shall be satisfied from himself (Proverbs 14:14).

Mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good (Proverbs 14:22).

The righteous hath a refuge in his death (Proverbs 14:32).

The wicked

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown (Proverbs 14:11).

A man of wicked devices is hated (Proverbs 14:17).

The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous (Proverbs 14:19).

Do they not err that devise evil? (Proverbs 14:22).

The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing (Proverbs 14:32).

Knowledge

Knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding (Proverbs 14:6).

Thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge (Proverbs 14:7).

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way (Proverbs 14:8).

The prudent are crowned with knowledge (Proverbs 14:18).

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding (Proverbs 14:33).

GOD CREATED US ALL

The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all (Proverbs 22:2). The rich may feel superior to the poor, but they need to remember that God is the poor man's God just as much as He is their God. They should not overlook the fact that the poor man is rich in the fact that he too is a recipient of God's love and concern. On the other hand, the poor many times hate the rich, but they need to remember that God is just as much concerned about the soul of the rich as He is their souls. All have been created in the image of God, and we have gone a long way in living right in the earth when we come to regard each person as one who bears the image of God. Because of this fact, we are to have a regard and a love for each individual.

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes (Proverbs 29:13). God does not rejoice in their deceitfulness, but He bears with them in His great longsuffering and loving kindness, hoping that the time will come when they will be what they should be. That we too might not abandon people without any future hope whom God continues to sustain!

GOD CREATED AND SUSTAINS THE UNIVERSE

The thought that all things came into existence through millions of years of struggle via the evolutionary route is all too common today. That all things merely govern themselves in a natural way without any personal God behind it all seems even more common. But, both concepts are wrong. Proverbs is strong on the fact of God's creation, and it also shows that He governs His universe today: The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew (Proverbs 3:19-20).