Thematic Bible
Proverbs 15:1 (show verse)
A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.
Proverbs 15:2 (show verse)
The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
Proverbs 15:3 (show verse)
In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:4 (show verse)
Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it [causes] a break in spirit.
Proverbs 15:5 (show verse)
A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:6 (show verse)
[In] the house of the righteous [there is] much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
Proverbs 15:7 (show verse)
The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
Proverbs 15:8 (show verse)
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
Proverbs 15:9 (show verse)
An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love.
Proverbs 15:10 (show verse)
Severe discipline [belongs] to him who forsakes the way; he who hates a rebuke will die.
Proverbs 15:11 (show verse)
Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh, {how much more} the hearts of the children of men!
Proverbs 15:12 (show verse)
A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.
Proverbs 15:13 (show verse)
A heart of gladness will make good {countenance}, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
Proverbs 15:14 (show verse)
The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
Proverbs 15:15 (show verse)
All the days of the poor [are] hard, but goodness of heart [is] a continuous feast.
Proverbs 15:16 (show verse)
Better [is] little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 15:17 (show verse)
Better [is] a dinner of vegetables when love [is] there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
Proverbs 15:18 (show verse)
A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow [to] {anger}, he will calm contention.
Proverbs 15:19 (show verse)
The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.
Proverbs 15:20 (show verse)
A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a {foolish person}, he despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:21 (show verse)
Folly is a joy to him who lacks {sense}, and a person of understanding {will walk upright}.
Proverbs 15:22 (show verse)
Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.
Proverbs 15:23 (show verse)
Joy [belongs] to a man with answers in his mouth, and a word in its time, how good [it is]!
Proverbs 15:24 (show verse)
The path of life [leads] upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.
Proverbs 15:25 (show verse)
The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear [it] down, but he will maintain the {property line} of the widow.
Proverbs 15:26 (show verse)
Plans of evil [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but gracious words are pure.
Proverbs 15:27 (show verse)
He who makes trouble for his house [is] he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:28 (show verse)
A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.
Proverbs 15:29 (show verse)
Yahweh is far from the wicked, but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.
Proverbs 15:30 (show verse)
From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.
Proverbs 15:31 (show verse)
The ear of him who listens [to] admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
Proverbs 15:32 (show verse)
He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who hears admonition gains heart.
Proverbs 15:33 (show verse)
Fear of Yahweh [is] the instruction of the wise, and before honor [comes] humility.