Proverbs 15:5-28

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

⁶The house of a just or rightwise man is full great strength; and troubling is in the fruits of a wicked man.

⁷The lips of wise men shall sow abroad knowing; the hearts of fools shall be unlike, that is, they shall be full of ignorance.

⁸The sacrifices of wicked men be abominable to the Lord; the avows of just men or the vows of rightwise men be pleasant.

⁹The life of the unpious man is abomination to the Lord; he that pur-sueth rightfulness or followeth right-wiseness, shall be loved of the Lord.

¹⁰Evil teaching is of men that forsake the way of life; he that hateth blamings shall die.

¹¹Hell and perdition be open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of the sons 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; the spirit is cast down in the mourning of soul.

¹⁴The heart of a wise man seeketh teaching; and the mouth of fools is fed with unknowing.

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

¹⁶Better is a little with the dread of the Lord, than many treasures and unfillable.

¹⁷It is better to be called to worts with charity, than with hatred to a calf made fat.

¹⁸A wrathful man raiseth chidings; he that is patient, assuageth chidings that were raised.

¹⁹The way of slow men is as an hedge of thorns; the way of just or rightwise men is without thing of hurting.

²⁰A wise son maketh glad his father; but a fond or foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹Folly is joy to a fool; but a prudent man shall address his steps.

²²Thoughts be destroyed, where no counsel is; but where many counsellors be, they be confirmed.

²³A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a covenable word is best.

²⁴The path of life is on a learned man; that he bow away from the last hell.

²⁵The Lord shall destroy the house of proud men; and he shall make steadfast the coasts of a widow.

²⁶Evil thoughts is abomination of the Lord; and a clean word most fair shall be made steadfast of him.

²⁷He that pursueth or followeth avarice, troubleth his house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. Sins be purged by mercy and faith; each man boweth away from evil by the dread of the Lord.

²⁸The soul of a just or rightwise man bethinketh obedience; the mouth of wicked men is full of evils.