Proverbs 14-16

Proverbs 14

Verse	Wise / Righteous	Foolish / Wicked
1	Builds her house	Tears it down
2	Walks in uprightness, fears the LORD	Despises him
3	Lips preserve them	Mouth is a rod for his back
4	Strength comes from ox	Empty manger
5	Does not lie	Breathes out lies
6	Knowledge easy to him who understands	Seeks wisdom in vain
7	Presence has knowledge	Lips lack knowledge
8	Understands his way	Folly deceives
9	Finds acceptance	Scoffs at guilt
10	Heart knows its own bitterness	Stranger shares no joy
11	Tent will flourish	House destroyed
12	—	Way leads to death
13	—	—
14	Filled with fruit of ways	—
15	Gives thought to steps	Believes everything
16	Fears and turns from evil	Is careless and arrogant
17	Slow to anger	Acts foolishly
18	Crowned with knowledge	Inherit folly
19	Finds favor	Wicked bow before righteous
20	Loved by neighbor	Hated even by neighbor
21	Blessed is kind to poor	Despises neighbor
22	Meet steadfast love and faithfulness	Go astray
23	Leads to profit	Talk leads to poverty
24	Crown of wise is wealth	Folly of fools is folly
25	Saves lives	Utters lies
26	Strong confidence	—
27	Fountain of life	—
28	Glory of king	Destruction of ruler
29	Great understanding	Exalts folly
30	Life to the flesh	Rot to the bones
31	Honors God by mercy	Insults Maker
32	Refuge in death	Thrust down
33	Makes itself known	—
34	Exalts a nation	Sin is reproach
35	Servant who deals wisely	Causes shame

vs 13: Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

Proverbs 15

Verse	Wise / Righteous	Foolish / Wicked
1	Soft answer turns away wrath	Harsh word stirs anger
2	Commends knowledge	Pours out folly
3	—	—
4	Tree of life	Breaks the spirit
5	Regards reproof	Despises instruction
6	Great treasure	Trouble
7	Spread knowledge	Hearts not so
8	Prayer delights the LORD	Sacrifice abomination
9	Loves righteous way	Way abomination
10	Heeds reproof	Hates correction
11	Open before the LORD	—
12	Does not love reproof	Will not go to wise
13	Makes heart glad	Breaks the spirit
14	Seeks knowledge	Feeds on folly
15	Continual feast	All days evil
16	Fear of the LORD	Trouble with wealth
17	Love	Hatred
18	Slow to anger	Stirs up strife
19	Smooth highway	Hedge of thorns
20	Makes father glad	Despises mother
21	Walks straight ahead	Delights in folly
22	Plans succeed with counsel	Fail without counsel
23	Word in season is good	—
24	Leads upward to life	—
25	Establishes widow’s boundary	Pulls down house
26	Pleasing words are pure	Evil plans abomination
27	Hates bribe	Troubles house
28	Gives thoughtful answer	Pours out evil
29	Hears righteous prayer	Far from the LORD
30	Light of eyes rejoices heart	—
31	Dwells among the wise	—
32	Gains intelligence	Disregards instruction
33	Before honor comes humility	—

vs 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Proverbs 16

Verse	Wise / Righteous	Foolish / Wicked
1	Answer from the LORD	Plans of the heart
2	Weighed by the LORD	Own way seems right
3	Plans established	—
4	Made for its purpose	Wicked for day of trouble
5	Not unpunished	Abomination
6	Turns away from evil	—
7	Makes enemies at peace	—
8	Better little with righteousness	Great revenues with injustice
9	LORD establishes steps	Plans own way
10	—-	—
11	Just balances belong to LORD	—
12	Throne established by righteousness	Abomination to kings
13	Delight in righteous lips	—
14	Messenger of death	Wise man appeases
15	King’s favor is life	—
16	Better than gold	—
17	Highway turns from evil	Keeps his way
18	—	Pride before destruction
19	Lowly with poor	Divide spoil with proud
20	Finds good	Blessed is he
21	Discerning	—
22	Fountain of life	Folly of fools
23	Makes speech persuasive and judicious	—
24	Sweetness to soul	Health to body
25	—	Way that leads to death
26	Appetite labors for him	—
27	—	Digs up evil, fire on lips
28	—	Spreads strife, Separates friends
29	—	Leads neighbor astray
30	—	Plans crooked things
31	Crown of glory	—
32	Better than warrior	—
33	—	—

vs 10 An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.

vs 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.

Application

Proverbs 14-16 continues with wisdom sayings. These chapters don’t technically have a theme except for the overarching theme of shaping a wise person. Instead of asking what the application of each chapter is, ask, “What kind of person is Chapter X training me to become?”