Proverbs 15
1 A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.
3 In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.
The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
4 A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it — a breach in the spirit.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a breaking of the spirit.
5 A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
A fool despises his father's correction, but he who regards reproof gets prudence.
6 [In] the house of the righteous [is] abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked — trouble.
In the house of a righteous man is much treasure, but in the revenues of a wicked man is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools [is] not right.
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9 An abomination to Jehovah [is] the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.
The way of a wicked man is an abomination to Jehovah, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
10 Chastisement [is] grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
There is grievous correction for him who forsakes the way. He who hates reproof shall die.
11 Sheol and destruction [are] before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men. (Sheol h7585)
Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah. How much more then the hearts of the sons of men! (Sheol h7585)
12 A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
A scoffer does not like to be reproved. He will not go to the wise.
13 A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
14 The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.
The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
15 All the days of the afflicted [are] evil, And gladness of heart [is] a perpetual banquet.
All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16 Better [is] a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
Better is little with the fear of Jehovah, than great treasure and trouble with it.
17 Better [is] an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
18 A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
19 The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is made a highway.
20 A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
21 Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth [his] going.
Folly is joy to him who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding makes his going straight.
22 Without counsel [is] the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.
Where there is no counsel, plans are disappointed, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
23 Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!
To the wise man the way of life is upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath. (Sheol h7585)
25 The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.
Jehovah will root up the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widow.
26 An abomination to Jehovah [are] thoughts of wickedness, And pure [are] sayings of pleasantness.
Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah, but pleasant words are pure.
27 A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.
He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
28 The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.
The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 Far [is] Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.
Jehovah is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news make the bones fat.
31 An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
The ear that hearkens to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
32 Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.
He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who hearkens to reproof gets understanding.
33 The fear of Jehovah [is] the instruction of wisdom, And before honour [is] humility!
The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.
