Proverbs 15:1–33

¹An answer, when mild, turns away rage, but a word causing pain makes anger to come up.

²The tongue of wise ones does good with knowledge, but the mouth of the stupid ones bubbles forth with foolishness.

³The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, keeping watch upon the bad ones and the good ones.

⁴The calmness of the tongue is a tree of life, but distortion in it means a breaking down in the spirit.

⁵Anyone foolish disrespects the discipline of his father, but anyone regarding reproof is shrewd.

⁶In the house of the righteous one there is an abundant store, but in the produce of the wicked one there is a becoming ostracized.

⁷The lips of the wise ones keep scattering knowledge about, but the heart of the stupid ones is not like that.

⁸The sacrifice of the wicked ones is something detestable to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright ones is a pleasure to him.

⁹The way of the wicked one is something detestable to Jehovah, but the one pursuing righteousness he loves.

¹⁰Discipline is bad to the one leaving the path; anyone hating reproof will die.

¹¹She′ol and [the place of] destruction are in front of Jehovah. How much more so the hearts of the sons of mankind!

¹²The ridiculer does not love the one reproving him. To the wise ones he will not go.

¹³A joyful heart has a good effect on the countenance, but because of the pain of the heart there is a stricken spirit.

¹⁴The understanding heart is one that searches for knowledge, but the mouth of stupid people is one that aspires to foolishness.

¹⁵All the days of the afflicted one are bad; but the one that is good at heart [has] a feast constantly.

¹⁶Better is a little in the fear of Jehovah than an abundant supply and confusion along with it.

¹⁷Better is a dish of vegetables where there is love than a manger‐fed bull and hatred along with it.

¹⁸An enraged man stirs up contention, but one that is slow to anger quiets down quarreling.

¹⁹The way of the lazy one is like a brier hedge, but the path of the upright ones is a way cast up.

²⁰A wise son is the one that makes a father rejoice, but a stupid man is despising his mother.

²¹Foolishness is a rejoicing to one who is in want of heart, but the man of discernment is one who goes straight ahead.

²²There is a frustrating of plans where there is no confidential talk, but in the multitude of counselors there is accomplishment.

²³A man has rejoicing in the answer of his mouth, and a word at its right time is O how good!

²⁴The path of life is upward to one acting with insight, in order to turn away from She′ol down below.

²⁵The house of the self‐exalted ones Jehovah will tear down, but he will fix the boundary of the widow.

²⁶The schemes of the bad one are something detestable to Jehovah, but pleasant sayings are clean.

²⁷The one making unjust profit is bringing ostracism upon his own house, but the hater of gifts is the one that will keep living.

²⁸The heart of the righteous one meditates so as to answer, but the mouth of the wicked ones bubbles forth with bad things.

²⁹Jehovah is far away from the wicked ones, but the prayer of the righteous ones he hears.

³⁰The brightness of the eyes makes the heart rejoice; a report that is good makes the bones fat.

³¹The ear that is listening to the reproof of life lodges right in among wise people.

³²Anyone shunning discipline is rejecting his own soul, but the one listening to reproof is acquiring heart.

³³The fear of Jehovah is a discipline toward wisdom, and before glory there is humility.