Proverbs 15
1 answer tender to return: turn back rage and word toil to ascend: establish face: anger
Anger slays even wise men; yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: but a grievous word stirs up anger.
2 tongue wise be good knowledge and lip fool to bubble folly
The tongue of the wise knows what is good: but the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things.
3 in/on/with all place eye LORD to watch bad: evil and pleasant
The eyes of the Lord behold both the evil and the good in every place.
4 healing tongue tree life and crookedness in/on/with her breaking in/on/with spirit
The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.
5 fool(ish) to spurn discipline father his and to keep: look at argument be shrewd
A fool scorns his father's instruction; but he that keeps his commandments is more prudent. In abounding righteousness is great strength: but the ungodly shall utterly perish from the earth.
6 house: home righteous wealth many and in/on/with produce wicked to trouble
In the houses of the righteous is much strength: but the fruits of the ungodly shall perish.
7 lips wise to scatter knowledge and heart fool not right
The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.
8 sacrifice wicked abomination LORD and prayer upright acceptance his
The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable with him.
9 abomination LORD way: conduct wicked and to pursue righteousness to love: lover
The ways of an ungodly [man] are an abomination to the Lord; but he loves those that follow after righteousness.
10 discipline bad: harmful to/for to leave: forsake way to hate argument to die
The instruction of the simple is known by them that pass by; but they that hate reproofs die disgracefully.
Hell and destruction are manifest to the Lord; how shall not also be the hearts of men? (Sheol h7585)
12 not to love: lover to mock to rebuke to/for him to(wards) wise not to go: went
An uninstructed person will not love those that reprove him; neither will he associate with the wise.
13 heart glad be good face and in/on/with injury heart spirit stricken
When the heart rejoices the countenance is cheerful; but when it is in sorrow, [the countenance] is sad.
14 heart to understand to seek knowledge (and lip *QK) fool to pasture folly
An upright heart seeks discretion; but the mouth of the uninstructed will experience evils.
15 all day afflicted bad: evil and pleasant heart feast continually
The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things; but the good are always quiet.
16 pleasant little in/on/with fear LORD from treasure many and tumult in/on/with him
Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear [of the Lord].
17 pleasant ration herb and love there from cattle to fatten and hating in/on/with him
Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.
18 man rage to stir up strife and slow face: anger to quiet strife
A passionate man stirs up strife; but [he that is] slow to anger appeases even a rising one. A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; but an ungodly man rather stirs [them] up.
19 way: conduct sluggish like/as hedge briar and way upright to build
The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.
20 son: child wise to rejoice father and fool man to despise mother his
A wise son gladdens [his] father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
21 folly joy to/for lacking heart and man understanding to smooth to go: walk
The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.
22 to break plot in/on/with nothing counsel and in/on/with abundance to advise to arise: establish
They that honor not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counselors.
23 joy to/for man in/on/with answer lip his and word in/on/with time his what? pleasant
A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common [weal].
24 way life to/for above [to] to/for be prudent because to turn aside: depart from hell: Sheol beneath (Sheol h7585)
The thoughts of the wise are ways of life, that he may turn aside and escape from hell. (Sheol h7585)
25 house: home proud to pull LORD and to stand border: boundary widow
The Lord pulls down the houses of scorners; but he establishes the border of the widow.
26 abomination LORD plot bad: evil and pure word pleasantness
An unrighteous thought is abomination to the Lord; but the sayings of the pure are held in honor.
27 to trouble house: household his to cut off: to gain unjust-gain and to hate gift to live
A receiver of bribes destroys himself; but he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. [By alms and by faithful dealings sins are purged away; ] but by the fear of the Lord every one departs from evil.
28 heart righteous to mutter to/for to answer and lip wicked to bubble bad: evil
The hearts of the righteous meditate faithfulness; but the mouth of the ungodly answers evil things. The ways of righteous men are acceptable with the Lord; and through them even enemies become friends.
29 distant LORD from wicked and prayer righteous to hear: hear
God is far from the ungodly; but he hearkens to the prayers of the righteous. Better are small receipts with righteousness, than abundant fruits with unrighteousness. Let the heart of a man think justly, that his steps may be rightly ordered of God. The eye that sees rightly rejoices the heart; and a good report fattens the bones.
30 light eye to rejoice heart tidings pleasant to prosper bone
31 ear to hear: hear argument life in/on/with entrails: among wise to lodge
32 to neglect discipline to reject soul: myself his and to hear: hear argument to buy heart
He that rejects instruction hates himself; but he that mind reproofs loves his soul.
33 fear LORD discipline: instruction wisdom and to/for face: before glory humility
The fear of the Lord is instruction and wisdom; and the highest honor will correspond therewith.
