Chapter 15

¹ Anger slays even wise men;

Pr 15:1

² The tongue of the wise knows what is good:

Pr 15:2

³ The eyes of the Lord behold

Pr 15:3

⁴ The wholesome tongue is a tree of life,

Pr 15:4

⁵ A fool scorns his father’s instruction:

Pr 15:5

⁶ In the houses of the righteous is much strength:

Pr 15:6

⁷ The lips of the wise are bound by discretion:

Pr 15:7

⁸ The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord;

Pr 15:8

⁹ The ways of an ungodly [man] are an abomination to the Lord;

Pr 15:9

¹⁰ The instruction of the simple is known by them that pass by;

Pr 15:10

¹¹ Hell and destruction are manifest to the Lord;

Pr 15:11

¹² An uninstructed person will not love those that reprove him;

Pr 15:12

¹³ When the heart rejoices the countenance is cheerful;

Pr 15:13

¹⁴ An upright heart seeks discretion;

Pr 15:14

¹⁵ The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things;

Pr 15:15

¹⁶ Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord,

Pr 15:16

¹⁷ Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness,

Pr 15:17

¹⁸ A passionate man stirs up strife;

Pr 15:18

¹⁸ a A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels;

Pr 15:18

¹⁹ The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns;

Pr 15:19

²⁰ A wise son gladdens [his] father;

Pr 15:20

²¹ The ways of a foolish man are void of sense;

Pr 15:21

²² They that honor not councils put off deliberation;

Pr 15:22

²³ A bad man will by no means attend to counsel;

Pr 15:23

²⁴ The thoughts of the wise are ways of life,

Pr 15:24

²⁵ The Lord pulls down the houses of scorners;

Pr 15:25

²⁶ An unrighteous thought is abomination to the Lord;

Pr 15:26

²⁷ A receiver of bribes destroys himself;

Pr 15:27

²⁷ a By alms and by faithful dealings sins are purged away;

Pr 15:27

²⁸ The hearts of the righteous meditate faithfulness;

Pr 15:28

²⁸ a The ways of righteous men are acceptable with the Lord;

Pr 15:28

²⁹ God is far from the ungodly;

Pr 15:29

²⁹ a Better are small receipts with righteousness,

Pr 15:29

²⁹ b Let the heart of a man think justly,

Pr 15:29

³⁰ The eye that sees rightly rejoices the heart;

Pr 15:30

³² He that rejects instruction hates himself;

Pr 15:32

³³ The fear of the Lord is instruction and wisdom;

Pr 15:33