Proverbs 15
1 answer tender to return: turn back rage and word toil to ascend: establish face: anger
A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
2 tongue wise be good knowledge and lip fool to bubble folly
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
3 in/on/with all place eye LORD to watch bad: evil and pleasant
The eyes of the LORD 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
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
5 fool(ish) to spurn discipline father his and to keep: look at argument be shrewd
A fool despises his father's instruction: but he that regards reproof is prudent.
6 house: home righteous wealth many and in/on/with produce wicked to trouble
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
7 lips wise to scatter knowledge and heart fool not right
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not so.
8 sacrifice wicked abomination LORD and prayer upright acceptance his
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: 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 the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loves him that follows after righteousness.
10 discipline bad: harmful to/for to leave: forsake way to hate argument to die
Correction is grievous unto him that forsakes the way: and he that hates reproof shall die.
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: 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 loves not one that reproves him: neither will he go unto the wise.
13 heart glad be good face and in/on/with injury heart spirit stricken
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14 heart to understand to seek knowledge (and lip *Q(K)*) fool to pasture folly
The heart of him that has understanding seeks knowledge: but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
15 all day afflicted bad: evil and pleasant heart feast continually
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart has 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 the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 pleasant ration herb and love there from cattle to fatten and hating in/on/with him
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
18 man rage to stir up strife and slow face: anger to quiet strife
A wrathful man stirs up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeases strife.
19 way: conduct sluggish like/as hedge briar and way upright to build
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
20 son: child wise to rejoice father and fool man to despise mother his
A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises 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 destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walks uprightly.
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 has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due 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 way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. (Sheol h7585)
25 house: home proud to pull LORD and to stand border: boundary widow
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
26 abomination LORD plot bad: evil and pure word pleasantness
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
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 troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall live.
28 heart righteous to mutter to/for to answer and lip wicked to bubble bad: evil
The heart of the righteous studies to answer: but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 distant LORD from wicked and prayer righteous to hear: hear
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30 light eye to rejoice heart tidings pleasant to prosper bone
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart: and a good report makes the bones fat.
31 ear to hear: hear argument life in/on/with entrails: among wise to lodge
The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.
32 to neglect discipline to reject soul: myself his and to hear: hear argument to buy heart
He that refuses instruction despises his own soul: but he that hears reproof gets understanding.
33 fear LORD discipline: instruction wisdom and to/for face: before glory humility
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
