Proverbs 15
1 answer tender to return: turn back rage and word toil to ascend: establish face: anger
A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
2 tongue wise be good knowledge and lip fool to bubble folly
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.
3 in/on/with all place eye LORD to watch bad: evil and pleasant
The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
4 healing tongue tree life and crookedness in/on/with her breaking in/on/with spirit
Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
5 fool(ish) to spurn discipline father his and to keep: look at argument be shrewd
A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.
6 house: home righteous wealth many and in/on/with produce wicked to trouble
In the house of a righteous [man] is much treasure; but in the revenue of a wicked [man] is disturbance.
7 lips wise to scatter knowledge and heart fool not right
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.
8 sacrifice wicked abomination LORD and prayer upright acceptance his
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9 abomination LORD way: conduct wicked and to pursue righteousness to love: lover
The way of a wicked [man] is an abomination to Jehovah; but him that pursueth righteousness he loveth.
10 discipline bad: harmful to/for to leave: forsake way to hate argument to die
Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.
Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men! (Sheol h7585)
12 not to love: lover to mock to rebuke to/for him to(wards) wise not to go: went
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise.
13 heart glad be good face and in/on/with injury heart spirit stricken
A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
14 heart to understand to seek knowledge (and lip *Q(K)*) fool to pasture folly
The heart of an intelligent [man] seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly.
15 all day afflicted bad: evil and pleasant heart feast continually
All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.
16 pleasant little in/on/with fear LORD from treasure many and tumult in/on/with him
Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
17 pleasant ration herb and love there from cattle to fatten and hating in/on/with him
Better is a meal of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred therewith.
18 man rage to stir up strife and slow face: anger to quiet strife
A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
19 way: conduct sluggish like/as hedge briar and way upright to build
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
20 son: child wise to rejoice father and fool man to despise mother his
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 folly joy to/for lacking heart and man understanding (to smooth *L(abh)*) to go: walk
Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk.
22 to break plot in/on/with nothing counsel and in/on/with abundance to advise to arise: establish
Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23 joy to/for man in/on/with answer lip his and word in/on/with time his what? pleasant
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!
24 way life to/for above [to] to/for be prudent because to turn aside: depart from hell: Sheol beneath (Sheol h7585)
The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath. (Sheol h7585)
25 house: home proud to pull LORD and to stand border: boundary widow
Jehovah plucketh up the house of the proud; but he establisheth the boundary of the widow.
26 abomination LORD plot bad: evil and pure word pleasantness
The thoughts of the evil [man] are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.
27 to trouble house: household his to cut off: to gain unjust-gain and to hate gift to live
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
28 heart righteous to mutter to/for to answer and lip wicked to bubble bad: evil
The heart of a righteous [man] studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
29 distant LORD from wicked and prayer righteous to hear: hear
Jehovah is far from the wicked; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
30 light eye to rejoice heart tidings pleasant to prosper bone
That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.
31 ear to hear: hear argument life in/on/with entrails: among wise to lodge
The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
32 to neglect discipline to reject soul: myself his and to hear: hear argument to buy heart
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth sense.
33 fear LORD discipline: instruction wisdom and to/for face: before glory humility
The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour [goeth] humility.
