Proverbs 15

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¹ A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.	¹ A mild answer calms wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
² The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.	² The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spurts forth folly.
³ The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil.	³ The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
⁴ A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.	⁴ A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one crushes the spirit.
⁵ A fool laugheth at the instruction of his father: but he that regardeth reproofs shall become prudent. In abundant justice there is the greatest strength: but the devices of the wicked shall be rooted out.	⁵ The fool spurns his father's admonition, but prudent is he who heeds reproof.
⁶ The house of the just is very much strength: and in the fruits of the wicked is trouble.	⁶ In the house of the just there are ample resources, but the earnings of the wicked are in turmoil.
⁷ The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.	⁷ The lips of the wise disseminate knowledge, but the heart of fools is perverted.
⁸ The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.	⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: he that followeth justice is beloved by him.	⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves the man who pursues virtue.
¹⁰ Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die.	¹⁰ Severe punishment is in store for the man who goes astray; he who hates reproof will die.
¹¹ Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more the hearts of the children of men?	¹¹ The nether world and the abyss lie open before the LORD; how much more the hearts of men!
¹² A corrupt man loveth not one that reproveth him: nor will he go to the wise.	¹² The senseless man loves not to be reproved; to wise men he will not go.
¹³ A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down.	¹³ A glad heart lights up the face, but by mental anguish the spirit is broken.
¹⁴ The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.	¹⁴ The mind of the intelligent man seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
¹⁵ All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast.	¹⁵ Every day is miserable for the depressed, but a lighthearted man has a continual feast.
¹⁶ Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,	¹⁶ Better a little with fear of the LORD than a great fortune with anxiety.
¹⁷ It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.	¹⁷ Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
¹⁸ A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.	¹⁸ An ill-tempered man stirs up strife, but a patient man allays discord.
¹⁹ The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.	¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is hemmed in as with thorns, but the path of the diligent is a highway.
²⁰ A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.	²⁰ A wise son makes his father glad, but a fool of a man despises his mother.
²¹ Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.	²¹ Folly is joy to the senseless man, but the man of understanding goes the straight way.
²² Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.	²² Plans fail when there is no counsel, but they succeed when counselors are many.
²³ A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.	²³ There is joy for a man in his utterance; a word in season, how good it is!
²⁴ The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.	²⁴ The path of life leads the prudent man upward, that he may avoid the nether world below.
²⁵ The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow.	²⁵ The LORD overturns the house of the proud, but he preserves intact the widow's landmark.
²⁶ Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.	²⁶ The wicked man's schemes are an abomination to the LORD, but the pure speak what is pleasing to him.
²⁷ He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.	²⁷ He who is greedy of gain brings ruin on his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
²⁸ The mind of the just studieth obedience: the mouth of the wicked over floweth with evils.	²⁸ The just man weighs well his utterance, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.
²⁹ The Lord is far from the wicked: and he will hear the prayers of the just.	²⁹ The LORD is far from the wicked, but the prayer of the just he hears.
³⁰ The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.	³⁰ A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones.
³¹ The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.	³¹ He who listens to salutary reproof will abide among the wise.
³² He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof possesseth understanding.	³² He who rejects admonition despises his own soul, but he who heeds reproof gains understanding.
³³ The fear of the Lord is the lesson of wisdom: and humility goeth before glory.	³³ The fear of the LORD is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors.

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