Proverbs 15
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
An answer soft it turns away rage and a word of hurt it raises anger.
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly.
[the] tongue of Wise [people] it makes good knowledge and [the] mouth of fools it pours forth foolishness.
3 The LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
[are] in Every place [the] eyes of Yahweh watching evil [people] and good [people].
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
Healing of tongue [is] a tree of life and perverseness with it [is] brokenness in spirit.
5 A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
A fool he spurns [the] discipline of father his and [one who] keeps correction he is prudent.
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
[the] house of A righteous [person] wealth great and with [the] income of a wicked [person] trouble.
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
[the] lips of Wise [people] they scatter knowledge and [the] heart of fools [is] not right.
8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
[the] sacrifice of Wicked [people] [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh and [is the] prayer of upright [people] delight his.
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
[is] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] way of a wicked [person] and [one who] pursues righteousness he loves.
10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way. Whoever hates reproof shall die.
Discipline bad [is] for [one who] forsakes [the] path [one who] hates correction he will die.
11 Sheol (Sheol h7585) and Abaddon are before the LORD— how much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh indeed? for [the] hearts of [the] children of humankind. (Sheol h7585)
12 A scoffer does not love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
Not he loves a mocker reproof to him to wise [people] not he goes.
13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
A heart joyful it makes good a face and by sorrow of heart a spirit [is] stricken.
14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
A heart discerning it seeks knowledge (and [the] mouth of *Q(K)*) fools it feeds on foolishness.
15 All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
All [the] days of [the] afflicted [are] displeasing and a [person] good of heart a feast continually.
16 Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.
[is] good A little with [the] fear of Yahweh more than treasure great and turmoil with it.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
[is] good A portion of vegetables and love [is] there more than an ox fattened and hatred [is] with it.
18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
A person of rage he stirs up strife and a [person] long of anger he makes quiet a dispute.
19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
[the] way of A sluggard [is] like a hedge of thorn[s] and [the] path of upright [people] [is] cast up.
20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A son wise he makes glad a father and a fool a person [is] despising mother his.
21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
Foolishness [is] a joy to [one] lacking of heart and a person of understanding (he makes straight *L(abh)*) to walk.
22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
They go wrong plans when there not [is] counsel and with multitude of counselors it is established.
23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
Joy [belongs] to person in [the] answer of mouth his and [is] a word at appropriate time its how! good.
24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol (Sheol h7585).
[the] path of Life [is] upwards for [one who] acts prudently so as to turn aside from Sheol beneath. (Sheol h7585)
25 The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
[the] house of Proud [people] he tears down - Yahweh and he will establish [the] territory of a widow.
26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] plans of an evil [person] and [are] clean words of kindness.
27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
[is] troubling Own house his [one who] gains unjustly unjust gain and [one who] hates gifts he will live.
28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
[the] heart of A righteous [person] it considers to answer and [the] mouth of wicked [people] it pours forth evil things.
29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
[is] far Yahweh from wicked [people] and [the] prayer of righteous [people] he hears.
30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
Light of eyes it makes glad a heart a report good it fattens [the] bone[s].
31 The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
An ear [which] hears correction of life in [the] midst of wise [people] it will remain.
32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
[one who] ignores Discipline [is] rejecting self his and [one who] heeds correction [is] acquiring heart.
33 The fear of the LORD teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
[the] fear of Yahweh [is the] correction of wisdom and [is] before honor humility.
