Proverbs 15

¹A soft answer turns back fury, And a grievous word raises up anger.

²The tongue of the wise makes knowledge good, And the mouth of fools utters folly.

³The eyes of YHWH are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

⁴A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it—a breach in the spirit.

⁵A fool despises the instruction of his father, And whoever is regarding reproof is prudent.

⁶Abundant strength is in the house of the righteous, And in the increase of the wicked—trouble.

⁷The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.

⁸The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to YHWH, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

⁹The way of the wicked is an abomination to YHWH, And He loves whoever is pursuing righteousness.

¹⁰Discipline is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoever is hating reproof dies.

¹¹Sheol and destruction are before YHWH, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.

¹²A scorner does not love his reprover, He does not go to the wise.

¹³A joyful heart makes the face glad, And the spirit is struck by grief of heart.

¹⁴The heart of the intelligent seeks knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoys folly.

¹⁵All the days of the afflicted are evil, And gladness of heart is a perpetual banquet.

¹⁶Better is a little with the fear of YHWH, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

¹⁷Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

¹⁸A man of fury stirs up contention, And the slow to anger appeases strife.

¹⁹The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

²⁰A wise son makes a father glad. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

²¹Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directs his going.

²²The making void of purposes is without counsel, And in a multitude of counselors it is established.

²³Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season—how good!

²⁴A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

²⁵YHWH pulls down the house of the proud, And He sets up the border of the widow.

²⁶Thoughts of wickedness are an abomination to YHWH, And sayings of pleasantness are pure.

²⁷A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoever is hating gifts lives.

²⁸The heart of the righteous meditates to answer, And the mouth of the wicked utters evil things.

²⁹YHWH is far from the wicked, And He hears the prayer of the righteous.

³⁰The light of the eyes makes the heart glad, A good report makes the bone fat.

³¹An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Lodges among the wise.

³²Whoever is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoever is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

³³The fear of YHWH is the instruction of wisdom, And humility is before honor!

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