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15:1  A ·gentle [soft; tender] answer ·will calm a person’s anger [L turns back/T away wrath], but an ·unkind [painful; sharp] answer ·will cause more [raises] anger.
15:2  Wise people use knowledge when they speak, but fools ·pour out [bubble forth with] foolishness.
15:3  The Lord’s eyes ·see everything [L are everywhere]; he watches both evil and good people.
15:4  ·As a tree gives fruit, healing words give life [L A healthy/healing tongue is a tree of life], but ·dishonest [deceitful; perverse] words crush the spirit.
15:5  Fools ·reject [disdain] their ·parents’ [father’s] ·correction [discipline], but anyone who ·accepts [guards] correction is wise.
15:6  Much ·wealth [treasure] is in the houses of ·good [righteous] people, but evil people get nothing but trouble.
15:7  Wise people use their ·words [L lips] to ·spread [scatter; disperse] knowledge, but there is no knowledge in the ·thoughts [hearts; minds] of fools.
15:8  The Lord ·hates [detests] the sacrifice that the wicked offer, but he ·likes [favors] the prayers of ·honest people [people with integrity].
15:9  The Lord ·hates [detests] ·what evil people do [L the path of the wicked], but he ·loves [favors] those who ·do what is right [pursue righteousness].
15:10  The person who ·quits doing what is right [L abandons the way] will be punished, and the one who hates to be corrected will die.
15:11  ·The Lord knows what is happening in the world of the dead [L Sheol and Abaddon/Destruction are before the Lord], so he surely knows the ·thoughts of the living [L human heart].
15:12  ·Those who make fun of wisdom [L Mockers] don’t like to be corrected; they will not ·ask the wise for advice [L go to the wise].
15:13  ·Happiness makes a person smile [L A joyful heart brightens one’s face], but ·sadness [L a troubled heart] can break a person’s spirit.
15:14  ·People with understanding want more [L Understanding hearts seek] knowledge, but fools ·just want more [L feed on] foolishness.
15:15  Every day is hard for ·those who suffer [or the poor], but a happy heart is like a continual feast.
15:16  It is better to ·be poor [have little] and ·respect [fear] the Lord than to ·be wealthy [have great treasure] and ·have much trouble [turmoil].
15:17  It is better to eat vegetables with those who love you than ·to eat meat [L an ox of the stall] with those who hate you.
15:18  People with quick tempers cause ·trouble [conflict], but ·those who control their tempers [patient people] stop ·a quarrel [accusations].
15:19  A lazy person’s ·life [L path] is like a patch of thorns, but an ·honest [virtuous] person’s ·life [path] is like a smooth highway.
15:20  Wise ·children [sons] make their father happy, but foolish ·children [L people] disrespect their mother.
15:21  A person without ·wisdom [sense/heart] enjoys being foolish, but someone with understanding ·does what is right [walks straight ahead].
15:22  Plans fail without good advice, but they succeed with the advice of many others.
15:23  People enjoy giving ·good advice [L a right reply]. Saying the right word at the right time is so pleasing.
15:24  ·Wise [Insightful] people’s ·lives [L way] ·get better and better [move upward]. They ·avoid whatever would cause their death [L turn aside from Sheol/the grave below].
15:25  The Lord will ·tear down [uproot] the proud person’s house, but he will ·protect [establish] the widow’s ·property [boundaries].
15:26  The Lord ·hates [detests] evil ·thoughts [or plans] but ·is pleased with kind words [L pleasing words are pure].
15:27  ·Greedy people [L Those who get unjust gain] bring trouble to their ·families [L house], but the person who ·can’t be paid to do wrong [L hates gifts/bribes] will live.
15:28  ·Good people [L The heart/mind of the righteous] ·think [reflect; meditate] before they answer, but the wicked simply ·pour [blurt] out evil.
15:29  The Lord ·does not listen to [L is far from] the wicked, but he hears the prayers of ·those who do right [the righteous].
15:30  Good news ·makes you feel better [L refreshes the bone]. ·Your happiness will show in your eyes [L The light of the eyes give joy to the heart].
15:31  ·If you listen to correction to improve your life, you [L The ear that listens to correction] will ·live [lodge] among the wise.
15:32  Those who ·refuse [neglect] ·correction [discipline] hate themselves, but those who ·accept [listen to] correction ·gain understanding [L acquire heart/mind].
15:33  ·Respect [Fear] for the Lord ·will teach you wisdom [is wise instruction/discipline]. ·If you want to be honored, you must be humble [L Humility comes before glory].