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