Proverbs

¹²There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death. ¹³Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness and grief. ¹⁴The backslider in heart [from God and from fearing God] shall be filled with [the fruit of] his own ways, and a good man shall be satisfied with [the fruit of] his ways [with the holy thoughts and actions which his heart prompts and in which he delights]. ¹⁵The simpleton believes every word he hears, but the prudent man looks and considers well where he is going. ¹⁶A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, but the fool bears himself insolently and is [presumptuously] confident. ¹⁷He who foams up quickly and flies into a passion deals foolishly, and a man of wicked plots and plans is hated. ¹⁸The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.