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15:1  A mild answer turns back wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
15:2  The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spews folly.
15:3  The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
15:4  A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one breaks the spirit.
15:5  The fool spurns a father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
15:6  In the house of the just there are ample resources, but the harvest of the wicked is in peril.
15:7  The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of fools is not steadfast.
15:8  The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
15:9  The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves one who pursues justice.
15:10  Discipline seems bad to those going astray; one who hates reproof will die.
15:11  Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of mortals!
15:12  Scoffers do not love reproof; to the wise they will not go.
15:13  A glad heart lights up the face, but an anguished heart breaks the spirit.
15:14  The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
15:15  All the days of the poor are evil, but a good heart is a continual feast.
15:16  Better a little with fear of the Lord than a great fortune with anxiety.
15:17  Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
15:18  The ill-tempered stir up strife, but the patient settle disputes.
15:19  The way of the sluggard is like a thorn hedge, but the path of the diligent is a highway.
15:20  A wise son gives his father joy, but a fool despises his mother.
15:21  Folly is joy to the senseless, but the person of understanding goes the straight way.
15:22  Plans fail when there is no counsel, but they succeed when advisers are many.
15:23  One has joy from an apt response; a word in season, how good it is!
15:24  The path of life leads upward for the prudent, turning them from Sheol below.
15:25  The Lord pulls down the house of the proud, but preserves intact the widow’s landmark.
15:26  The schemes of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure.
15:27  The greedy tear down their own house, but those who hate bribes will live.
15:28  The heart of the just ponders a response, but the mouth of the wicked spews evil.
15:29  The Lord is far from the wicked, but hears the prayer of the just.
15:30  A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones.
15:31  The ear that listens to salutary reproof is at home among the wise.
15:32  Those who disregard discipline hate themselves, but those who heed reproof acquire understanding.
15:33  The fear of the Lord is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors.