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OEB PRO Chapter 15

PRO 15 ©

15A soft answer turns away wrath,

but provocative speech stirs up anger.

2The tongue of the wise drops knowledge,

but the mouth of fools pours out folly.

3The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,

watching the bad and the good.

4A soothing tongue is life,

but violent words break the spirit.

5A fool despises his father’s instruction.

but he that regards reproof shows wisdom.

6In the house of the righteous is abundance of wealth,

but the revenue of the wicked is cut off.

7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,

but the mind of fools is unstable.

8The Lord abhors the sacrifice of the wicked,

but the prayer of the upright he welcomes.

9The Lord abhors the way of the wicked,

but he loves the man that is bent upon righteousness.

10He that leaves the way will have discipline sore,

he that hates reproof will die.

11Before the Lord Sheol and Abaddon lie open;

how much more the hearts of men!

12A scoffer loves not reproof,

he refuses to go with the wise.

13Joyous heart makes happy face,

but a sorrowful heart makes a stricken spirit

14The mind of the wise seeks knowledge,

but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

15To the sad every day is a bad day,

but an endless feast to the cheerful.

16Better is little, with the fear of the Lord,

than abundance of treasure and trouble therewith.

17Better a dish of herbs, with love,

than a fatted ox, with hatred.

18An angry man stirs up strife,

but a patient man stills contention.

19The way of the sluggard is hedged with thorns,

but the path of the diligent runs like a highway.

20A wise son makes his father glad,

but a fool of a man despises his mother.

21Folly is joy to a man without sense,

but a man of good sense is straightforward.

22Plans are frustrated where there is no counsel;

but, when many advise, they succeed.

23Joy comes to the man who makes happy retort;

and a word in season, how good it is!

24The wise man’s path goes upward to life;

He avoids the way to Sheol beneath.

25The Lord uproots the house of the proud,

But the bounds of the widow he firmly maintains.

26Evil devices the Lord abhors,

but gracious words are his delight.

27He that is grasping destroys his own house,

but he who hates presents will live.

28Faithfulness broods in the heart of the righteous,

but evil pours from the mouth of the wicked.

29The Lord is far from the wicked,

but the prayer of the righteous he hears.

30Shining eyes gladden the heart,

and good news fattens the bones.

31He that listens to wholesome reproof

will dwell among the wise.

32He despises himself who rejecteth instruction.

but he gains understanding who heeds reproof.

33The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,

and honour comes after humility.

PRO 15 ©

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