Proverbs 15
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
answer tender to return: turn back rage and word toil to ascend: establish face: anger
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly.
tongue wise be good knowledge and lip fool to bubble folly
3 The LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
in/on/with all place eye LORD to watch bad: evil and pleasant
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
healing tongue tree life and crookedness in/on/with her breaking in/on/with spirit
5 A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
fool(ish) to spurn discipline father his and to keep: look at argument be shrewd
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
house: home righteous wealth many and in/on/with produce wicked to trouble
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
lips wise to scatter knowledge and heart fool not right
8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
sacrifice wicked abomination LORD and prayer upright acceptance his
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
abomination LORD way: conduct wicked and to pursue righteousness to love: lover
10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way. Whoever hates reproof shall die.
discipline bad: harmful to/for to leave: forsake way to hate argument to die
11 Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD— how much more then the hearts of the children of men! (Sheol h7585)
hell: Sheol and Abaddon before LORD also for heart son: child man (Sheol h7585)
12 A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
not to love: lover to mock to rebuke to/for him to(wards) wise not to go: went
13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
heart glad be good face and in/on/with injury heart spirit stricken
14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
heart to understand to seek knowledge (and lip *Q(K)*) fool to pasture folly
15 All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
all day afflicted bad: evil and pleasant heart feast continually
16 Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.
pleasant little in/on/with fear LORD from treasure many and tumult in/on/with him
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
pleasant ration herb and love there from cattle to fatten and hating in/on/with him
18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
man rage to stir up strife and slow face: anger to quiet strife
19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
way: conduct sluggish like/as hedge briar and way upright to build
20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
son: child wise to rejoice father and fool man to despise mother his
21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
folly joy to/for lacking heart and man understanding (to smooth *L(abh)*) to go: walk
22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
to break plot in/on/with nothing counsel and in/on/with abundance to advise to arise: establish
23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
joy to/for man in/on/with answer lip his and word in/on/with time his what? pleasant
24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
way life to/for above [to] to/for be prudent because to turn aside: depart from hell: Sheol beneath (Sheol h7585)
25 The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
house: home proud to pull LORD and to stand border: boundary widow
26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
abomination LORD plot bad: evil and pure word pleasantness
27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
to trouble house: household his to cut off: to gain unjust-gain and to hate gift to live
28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
heart righteous to mutter to/for to answer and lip wicked to bubble bad: evil
29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
distant LORD from wicked and prayer righteous to hear: hear
30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
light eye to rejoice heart tidings pleasant to prosper bone
31 The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
ear to hear: hear argument life in/on/with entrails: among wise to lodge
32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
to neglect discipline to reject soul: myself his and to hear: hear argument to buy heart
33 The fear of the LORD teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
fear LORD discipline: instruction wisdom and to/for face: before glory humility
