Contrast the Upright and the Wicked", Elder Dr. John E. Clay Jr., Ohio

Proverbs 14

1 EVERY wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness, feareth the LORD;** but he that is perverse in his ways, despiseth him.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 §§A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness will utter lies.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not; but‡‡ knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not 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 §Fools make a mock at sin; but among the║ righteous there is favour.
10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tabernacle of the upright shall prosper.
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 that 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 rageth and is confident.

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John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old and New Testament: Translation (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2012), Pr 14–15:2.