Proverbs 15
1 A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
An answer soft it turns away rage and a word of hurt it raises anger.
2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
[the] tongue of Wise [people] it makes good knowledge and [the] mouth of fools it pours forth foolishness.
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
[are] in Every place [the] eyes of Yahweh watching evil [people] and good [people].
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in 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 instruction: but he that regards reproof is prudent.
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 in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
[the] house of A righteous [person] wealth great and with [the] income of a wicked [person] trouble.
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not so.
[the] lips of Wise [people] they scatter knowledge and [the] heart of fools [is] not right.
8 The sacrifice of 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 unto the LORD: but he loves him that follows after righteousness.
[is] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] way of a wicked [person] and [one who] pursues righteousness he loves.
10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsakes the way: and he that hates reproof shall die.
Discipline bad [is] for [one who] forsakes [the] path [one who] hates correction he will die.
11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? (Sheol h7585)
Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh indeed? for [the] hearts of [the] children of humankind. (Sheol h7585)
12 A scorner loves not one that reproves him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Not he loves a mocker reproof to him to wise [people] not he goes.
13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
A heart joyful it makes good a face and by sorrow of heart a spirit [is] stricken.
14 The heart of him that has understanding seeks knowledge: but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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 evil: but he that is of a merry heart has 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 and trouble therewith.
[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 stalled ox and hatred therewith.
[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 strife: but he that 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 slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
[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 glad father: 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 him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walks uprightly.
Foolishness [is] a joy to [one] lacking of heart and a person of understanding (he makes straight *L(abh)*) to walk.
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
They go wrong plans when there not [is] counsel and with multitude of counselors it is established.
23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Joy [belongs] to person in [the] answer of mouth his and [is] a word at appropriate time its how! good.
[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 destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
[the] house of Proud [people] he tears down - Yahweh and he will establish [the] territory of a widow.
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] plans of an evil [person] and [are] clean words of kindness.
27 He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall 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 studies to answer: but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
[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: and a good report makes the bones fat.
Light of eyes it makes glad a heart a report good it fattens [the] bone[s].
31 The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.
An ear [which] hears correction of life in [the] midst of wise [people] it will remain.
32 He that refuses instruction despises his own soul: but he that hears 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 is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
[the] fear of Yahweh [is the] correction of wisdom and [is] before honor humility.
