Proverbs 15:24-32

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.

³⁰If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy, and when people hear good news, it refreshes their spirits MTY.

³¹If people pay attention when people correct/warn them, they will become wise.

³²If people refuse to listen when others try to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves; those who ◄pay attention/heed► when others warn them ◄become wiser/acquire good sense►.