Proverbs 15:9-20

⁹Yahweh hates the way of wicked people, but he loves the one who pursues what is right.

¹⁰Harsh discipline awaits anyone who forsakes the way and he who hates correction will die.

¹¹Sheol and destruction are open before Yahweh; how much more the hearts of the sons of mankind?

¹²The mocker resents correction; he will not go to the wise.

¹³A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

¹⁴The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

¹⁵All the days of oppressed people are miserable, but a cheerful heart has an unending feast.

¹⁶Better is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure with confusion.

¹⁷Better is a meal with vegetables where there is love than a fatted calf served with hatred.

¹⁸An angry man stirs up arguments, but a person who is slow to anger quiets a quarrel.

¹⁹The path of the sluggard is like a place with a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a built-up highway.

²⁰A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.