Proverbs 14:1 says,  Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.  A woman who follows Christ will do those things that build up her home.  She will use what she has under God's guidance and will instruct her children in the ways of God.  The foolish woman will be more concerned with material things, and this will result in ruin, spirituality if not materially.  Verse two states, He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.  If we fear, or respect, God, we will walk by His guidance.  If we don't believe in God, we will walk in the perverse ways of the world.  Verse three says, In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.  The foolish, those who do not acknowledge God, speak out of self-pride.  Eventually, their own words will condemn them.  In God's judgment, we are held accountable only for our own sins.  Those who put their faith in God will speak under the leadership of Christ.  Verse four declares, Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.  Matthew Henry says this refers to those who are more concerned with things that look good than they are with working.  We do not use oxen to plow much today, but if we needed to grow our own food, they would be more important than fancy cars, let's say.  Verse five declares, A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.  If we are to follow Christ, we must be a faithful witness, in the things of this world, but more importantly in the things of God.  Those who do not accept Christ will always be living a lie.  Verse six declares, A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.  Those who scorn God's word will never find wisdom, which comes from God, no matter how hard they seek it.  Wisdom is easily found if a person only accepts Christ as Savior and Lord.  Verse seven says, Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.  We should not listen to the teachings of those who deny God.  Often, we are given a choice between believing what the world teaches and what God teaches.  We are to hold fast to God's truth.  Verse eight declares, The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.  Prudent people put their faith in understanding the way God.  Jesus said He was the way, the truth, and the light, so we must first put our faith in Him.  Any other way than the way of Christ is the way of folly.  Verse nine proclaims, Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.  Fools, those who deny God, make sin out to be of no consequence.  Verse ten aays, The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.  Matthew Henry says that this means that every person has their secret sorrows, but that those who put their faith in God have a secret joy in their heart that no one can take away.  Verse eleven proclaims,  The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.  I believe that this refers to the outcome in God's judgment.  Often in the world in which we live the wicked flourish, but this will not be the ultimate outcome.  Verse twelve says, There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.  We may think that some path that is not God's way looks appealing, but if it is not God's path that we are on, the outcome will be destruction.  Verse thirteen states, Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.  I believe this refers to those who do not follow God.  Even if they seem happy, there is always something deep inside that keeps them from complete joy.  Verse fourteen proclaims, The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.  Those who backslide, or turn away from God, will be guided by his or her own standards instead of God's standards.  Verse fifteen says, The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.  I believe this means that some people will believe anything they are told, but those who are prudent, or wise, will look for the truth of what is being said under God's guidance.