Proverbs 15
1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.
answer tender to return: turn back rage and word toil to ascend: establish face: anger
2 The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.
tongue wise be good knowledge and lip fool to bubble folly
3 The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
in/on/with all place eye LORD to watch bad: evil and pleasant
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a breaking of the spirit.
healing tongue tree life and crookedness in/on/with her breaking in/on/with spirit
5 A fool despises his father's correction, but he who regards reproof gets prudence.
fool(ish) to spurn discipline father his and to keep: look at argument be shrewd
6 In the house of a righteous man is much treasure, but in the revenues of a wicked man is trouble.
house: home righteous wealth many and in/on/with produce wicked to trouble
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.
lips wise to scatter knowledge and heart fool not right
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
sacrifice wicked abomination LORD and prayer upright acceptance his
9 The way of a wicked man is an abomination to Jehovah, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
abomination LORD way: conduct wicked and to pursue righteousness to love: lover
10 There is grievous correction for him who forsakes the way. He who hates reproof shall die.
discipline bad: harmful to/for to leave: forsake way to hate argument to die
11 Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah. How much more then the hearts of the sons of men! (Sheol h7585)
hell: Sheol and Abaddon before LORD also for heart son: child man (Sheol h7585)
12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved. He will not go to the wise.
not to love: lover to mock to rebuke to/for him to(wards) wise not to go: went
13 A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
heart glad be good face and in/on/with injury heart spirit stricken
14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
heart to understand to seek knowledge (and lip *Q(K)*) fool to pasture folly
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
all day afflicted bad: evil and pleasant heart feast continually
16 Better is little with the fear of Jehovah, than great treasure and trouble with it.
pleasant little in/on/with fear LORD from treasure many and tumult in/on/with him
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
pleasant ration herb and love there from cattle to fatten and hating in/on/with him
18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
man rage to stir up strife and slow face: anger to quiet strife
19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is made a highway.
way: conduct sluggish like/as hedge briar and way upright to build
20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
son: child wise to rejoice father and fool man to despise mother his
21 Folly is joy to him who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding makes his going straight.
folly joy to/for lacking heart and man understanding (to smooth *L(abh)*) to go: walk
22 Where there is no counsel, plans are disappointed, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
to break plot in/on/with nothing counsel and in/on/with abundance to advise to arise: establish
23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!
joy to/for man in/on/with answer lip his and word in/on/with time his what? pleasant
way life to/for above [to] to/for be prudent because to turn aside: depart from hell: Sheol beneath (Sheol h7585)
25 Jehovah will root up the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widow.
house: home proud to pull LORD and to stand border: boundary widow
26 Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah, but pleasant words are pure.
abomination LORD plot bad: evil and pure word pleasantness
27 He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
to trouble house: household his to cut off: to gain unjust-gain and to hate gift to live
28 The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
heart righteous to mutter to/for to answer and lip wicked to bubble bad: evil
29 Jehovah is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
distant LORD from wicked and prayer righteous to hear: hear
30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news make the bones fat.
light eye to rejoice heart tidings pleasant to prosper bone
31 The ear that hearkens to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
ear to hear: hear argument life in/on/with entrails: among wise to lodge
32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who hearkens to reproof gets understanding.
to neglect discipline to reject soul: myself his and to hear: hear argument to buy heart
33 The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.
fear LORD discipline: instruction wisdom and to/for face: before glory humility
