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15:1  A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir anger.
15:2  The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
15:3  In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.
15:4  Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit.
15:5  A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.
15:6  In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
15:7  The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
15:8  The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
15:9  An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love.
15:10  Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way; he who hates a rebuke will die.
15:11  Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh, how much more the hearts of the children of men!
15:12  A scoffer does not like his rebuke; to the wise he will not go.
15:13  A heart of gladness will make good countenance, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
15:14  The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
15:15  All the days of the poor are hard, but goodness of heart is a continuous feast.
15:16  Better is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
15:17  Better is a dinner of vegetables when love is there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
15:18  A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow to anger, he will calm contention.
15:19  The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
15:20  A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a foolish person, he despises his mother.
15:21  Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, and a person of understanding will walk upright.
15:22  Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.
15:23  Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth, and a word in its time, how good it is!
15:24  The path of life leads upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.
15:25  The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down, but he will maintain the property line of the widow.
15:26  Plans of evil are an abomination of Yahweh, but gracious words are pure.
15:27  He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
15:28  A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.
15:29  Yahweh is far from the wicked, but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.
15:30  From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.
15:31  The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
15:32  He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who hears admonition gains heart.
15:33  Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise, and before honor comes humility.