Proverbs 15:15–30

¹⁵All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast.

¹⁶Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content.

¹⁷It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.

¹⁸A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.

¹⁹The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns: the way of the just is without offence.

²⁰A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.

²²Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.

²³A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.

²⁴The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.

²⁵The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow.

²⁶Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.

²⁷He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.

²⁸The mind of the just studieth obedience: the mouth of the wicked overfloweth with evils.

²⁹The Lord is far from the wicked: and he will hear the prayers of the just.

³⁰The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.