Proverbs 15:22-29

²²If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many good advisors, we will succeed.

²³People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.

²⁴Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life; they do not walk on a road that leads down to the place where dead people are.

²⁵Yahweh tears down the houses of proud people, but he protects the property of widows.

²⁶Yahweh detests what wicked people are thinking about doing; but when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.

²⁷Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live for a long time.

²⁸Righteous/Good people think carefully before they answer what others ask them; wicked people very quickly say what is evil.

²⁹Yahweh does not listen MTY to what wicked people request him to do; he listens to righteous people when they pray.