Proverbs 15:1-16

¹A soft answer breaketh ire; an hard word raiseth strong vengeance.

²The tongue of wise men honoureth knowing (or The speaking of the wise honoureth knowledge); the mouth of fools boileth out folly.

³In each place the eyes of the Lord behold good men, and evil men.

⁴A pleasant tongue is the tree of life; but the tongue that is unmeasurable or untempered, shall defoul the spirit.

⁵A fool scorneth the teaching of his father; but he that keepeth blamings (or but he who receiveth rebukes), shall be made wiser. Most virtue shall be in plenteous rightfulness; but the thoughts of wicked men shall be drawn up by the root.

⁶(In) The house of a just man is full great strength; and troubling is in the fruits of a wicked man. (In the house of the righteous is very great wealth; and trouble is in the fruits of the wicked.)

⁷The lips of wise men shall sow abroad knowing (or The lips of the wise sow abroad knowledge); (but) the heart(s) of fools shall be unlike (them, that is, they shall be full of ignorance).

⁸The sacrifices of wicked men be abominable to the Lord; the avows of just men be pleasant. (The sacrifices of the wicked be abominable to the Lord; but the vows of the righteous be pleasing to him.)

⁹The life of the unpious man is (an) abomination to the Lord; he that followeth rightfulness, shall be loved of the Lord. (The life of an evil person is an abomination to the Lord; but he who followeth righteousness, shall be loved by the Lord.)

¹⁰Evil teaching is of men that forsake the way of life; he that hateth blamings shall die. (Evil teaching is from those who abandon the way of life; he who hateth rebukes shall die.)

¹¹Hell and perdition be open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of the sons (and daughters) of men.

¹²A man full of pestilence loveth not him that reproveth him; and he goeth not to wise men.

¹³A joyful heart maketh glad the face; (but) the spirit is cast down in the mourning of (the) soul.

¹⁴The heart of a wise man seeketh teaching; and the mouth of fools is fed with unknowing, (or with ignorance).

¹⁵All the days of a poor man be evil; a secure soul is a continual feast. (All the days of the poor be evil; the life of a secure soul is a continual feast.)

¹⁶Better is a little with the dread of the Lord, than many treasures and unfillable. (Better is a little with the fear of the Lord or with reverence for the Lord, than many treasures and troubles.)