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........ Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
15:01 .. A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
15:02 .. The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.
15:03 .. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good.
15:04 .. A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit.
15:05 .. A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but he who regards reproof is sensible.
15:06 .. Great wealth is in the house of the righteous, but trouble is in the income of the wicked.
15:07 .. The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not so.
15:08 .. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
15:09 .. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but He loves one who pursues righteousness.
15:10 .. Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; he who hates reproof will die.
15:11 .. Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord, how much more the hearts of men!
15:12 .. A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise.
15:13 .. A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.
15:14 .. The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
15:15 .. All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
15:16 .. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and turmoil with it.
15:17 .. Better is a dish of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox served with hatred.
15:18 .. A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but the slow to anger calms a dispute.
15:19 .. The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
15:20 .. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
15:21 .. Folly is joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight.
15:22 .. Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed.
15:23 .. A man has joy in an apt answer, and how delightful is a timely word!
15:24 .. The path of life leads upward for the wise that he may keep away from Sheol below.
15:25 .. The Lord will tear down the house of the proud, but He will establish the boundary of the widow.
15:26 .. Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord, but pleasant words are pure.
15:27 .. He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
15:28 .. The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
15:29 .. The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
15:30 .. Bright eyes gladden the heart; good news puts fat on the bones.
15:31 .. He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
15:32 .. He who neglects discipline despises himself, but he who listens to reproof acquires understanding.
15:33 .. The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, and before honor comes humility.
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