Pro 15:1
A gentle H7390 answer H4617 turns H7725 away H7725 wrath H2534,
But a [fn]harsh H6089 word H1697 stirs H5927 up H5927 anger H639.
Pro 15:2
The tongue H3956 of the wise H2450 makes H3190 knowledge H1847 look good H3190,
But the mouth H6310 of [fn]fools H3684 pours H5042 forth H5042 [fn]folly H200.
Pro 15:3
The eyes H5869 of Yahweh H3068 are in every H3605 place H4725,
Watching H6822 the evil H7451 and the good H2896.
Pro 15:4
A tongue H3956 that brings healing H4832 is a tree H6086 of life H2416,
But perversion H5558 in it breaks H7667 the spirit H7307.
Pro 15:5
An ignorant H191 fool H191 spurns H5006 his father’s H1 discipline H4148,
But he who keeps H8104 reproof H8433 is prudent H6191.
Pro 15:6
The house H1004 of the righteous H6662 has much H7227 treasure H2633,
But in the income H8393 of the wicked H7563 there is trouble H5916.
Pro 15:7
The lips H8193 of the wise H2450 disperse H2219 knowledge H1847,
But the hearts H3820 of fools H3684 are not so H3651.
Pro 15:8
The sacrifice H2077 of the wicked H7563 is an abomination H8441 to Yahweh H3068,
But the prayer H8605 of the upright H3477 is His delight H7522.
Pro 15:9
The way H1870 of the wicked H7563 is an abomination H8441 to Yahweh H3068,
But He loves H157 one who pursues H7291 righteousness H6666.
Pro 15:10
Grievous H7451 discipline H4148 is for him who forsakes H5800 the way H734;
He who hates H8130 reproof H8433 will die H4191.
Pro 15:11
Sheol H7585 and Abaddon H11 lie open before H5048 Yahweh H3068,
How H637 much H637 H3588 more H637 the hearts H3820 of the sons H1121 of men H120!
Pro 15:12
A scoffer H3887 does not love H157 one who reproves H3198 him,
He will not go H1980 to the wise H2450.
Pro 15:13
A glad H8056 heart H3820 makes H3190 a face H6440 look good H3190,
But [fn]when the heart H3820 is pained H6094, the spirit H7307 is broken H5218.
Pro 15:14
The heart H3820 of the one who has understanding H995 seeks H1245 knowledge H1847,
But the mouth H6310 of fools H3684 feeds H7462 on folly H200.
Pro 15:15
All H3605 the days H3117 of the afflicted H6041 are evil H7451,
But a good H2896 heart H3820 has a continual H8548 feast H4960.
Pro 15:16
Better H2896 is a little H4592 with the [fn]fear H3374 of Yahweh H3068
Than H4480 great H7227 treasure H214 and turmoil H4103 with it.
Pro 15:17
Better H2896 is a [fn]dish H737 of [fn]vegetables H3419 where H8033 there is love H160
Than H4480 a fattened H75 ox H7794 and hatred H8135 in it.
Pro 15:18
A hot-tempered H2534 man H376 stirs H1624 up H1624 strife H4066,
But the slow H750 to anger H639 quiets H8252 a dispute H7379.
Pro 15:19
The way H1870 of the sluggard H6102 is as a hedge H4881 of thorns H2312,
But the path H734 of the upright H3477 is a highway H5549.
Pro 15:20
A wise H2450 son H1121 makes H8055 a father H1 glad H8055,
But a foolish H3684 man H120 despises H959 his mother H517.
Pro 15:21
Folly H200 is gladness H8057 to him who H2638 lacks H2638 a heart H3820 of wisdom,
But a man H376 of discernment H8394 walks H1980 straight H3474.
Pro 15:22
Without H369 consultation H5475, [fn]plans H4284 are frustrated H6565,
But with many H7230 counselors H3289 they [fn]succeed H6965.
Pro 15:23
A man H376 has gladness H8057 in an [fn]apt H6310 answer H4617,
And how H4100 good H2896 is a timely H6256 word H1697!
Pro 15:24
The path H734 of life H2416 leads upward H4605 for the one who has insight H7919
That he may turn H5493 away H5493 from Sheol H7585 below H4295.
Pro 15:25
Yahweh H3068 will tear H5255 down H5255 the house H1004 of the proud H1343,
But He will cause H5324 the boundary H1366 of the widow H490 to H5324 stand H5324.
Pro 15:26
Evil H7451 thoughts H4284 are an abomination H8441 to Yahweh H3068,
But pleasant H5278 words H561 are pure H2889.
Pro 15:27
He who is greedy H1214 for gain H1215 troubles H5916 his own house H1004,
But he who hates H8130 gifts H4979 of bribery will live H2421.
Pro 15:28
The heart H3820 of the righteous H6662 ponders H1897 how to answer H6030,
But the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 pours H5042 forth evil H7451 things H7451.
Pro 15:29
Yahweh H3068 is far H7350 from the wicked H7563,
But He hears H8085 the prayer H8605 of the righteous H6662.
Pro 15:30
[fn]Bright H3974 eyes H5869 gladden H8055 the heart H3820;
A good H2896 report H8052 puts H1878 fat H1878 on the bones H6106.
Pro 15:31
He whose ear H241 listens H8085 to the life-giving H2416 reproof H8433
Will lodge H3885 among H7130 the wise H2450.
Pro 15:32
He who neglects H6544 discipline H4148 despises H3988 his soul H5315,
But he who listens H8085 to reproof H8433 acquires H7069 a heart H3820 of wisdom.
Pro 15:33
The [fn]fear H3374 of Yahweh H3068 is the discipline H4148 [fn]leading to wisdom H2451,
And before H6440 glory H3519 comes humility H6038.
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