Proverbs 15:15–30

¹⁵Every day is a terrible day for a miserable person, 

but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 

¹⁶Better to have a little with the fear of the Lord 

than great treasure and turmoil. 

¹⁷Better to have a dish of vegetables where there is love 

than juicy steaks where there is hate. 

¹⁸A hothead stirs up a fight, 

but one who holds his temper calms disputes. 

¹⁹The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, 

but the road of decent people is an ⸤open⸥ highway. 

A Wise Son Brings Blessings to Others

²⁰A wise son makes his father happy, 

but a foolish child despises its mother. 

²¹Stupidity is fun to the one without much sense, 

but a person who has understanding forges straight ahead. 

²²Without advice plans go wrong, 

but with many advisers they succeed. 

²³A person is delighted to hear an answer from his own mouth, 

and a timely word—oh, how good! 

²⁴The path of life for a wise person leads upward 

in order to turn him away from hell below. 

²⁵The Lord tears down the house of an arrogant person, 

but he protects the property of widows. 

²⁶The thoughts of evil people are disgusting to the Lord, 

but pleasant words are pure to him. 

²⁷Whoever is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble to his family, 

but whoever hates bribes will live. 

²⁸The heart of a righteous person carefully considers how to answer, 

but the mouths of wicked people pour out a flood of evil things. 

²⁹The Lord is far from wicked people, 

but he hears the prayers of righteous people. 

³⁰A twinkle in the eye delights the heart. 

Good news refreshes the body.