Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 14:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Where no oxen {are}, the crib {is} clean: but much increase {is} by the strength of the ox.”
Proverbs 14:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but {he that is} perverse in his ways despiseth him.
In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Where no oxen {are}, the crib {is} clean: but much increase {is} by the strength of the ox.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.
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