Proverbs 15

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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.