1 A soft answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

keeping watch on the evil and the good.

4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,

but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,

but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;

not so the hearts of fools.

1 A soft answer turneth away wrath:

But grievous words stir up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright:

But the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

Beholding the evil and the good.

4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:

But perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction:

But he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure:

But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge:

But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

1 A gentle answer deflects anger,

but harsh words make tempers flare.

2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,

but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

3 The Lord is watching everywhere,

keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

4 Gentle words are a tree of life;

a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

5 Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline;

whoever learns from correction is wise.

6 There is treasure in the house of the godly,

but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

7 The lips of the wise give good advice;

the heart of a fool has none to give.

1 A soft answer turns away wrath,

But a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly,

But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,

But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,

But he who receives correction is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.

7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,

But the heart of the fool does not do so.

1 A gentle answer will calm a person’s anger,

but an unkind answer will cause more anger.

2 Wise people use knowledge when they speak,

but fools pour out foolishness.

3 The Lord’s eyes see everything;

he watches both evil and good people.

4 As a tree gives fruit, healing words give life,

but dishonest words crush the spirit.

5 Fools reject their parents’ correction,

but anyone who accepts correction is wise.

6 Much wealth is in the houses of good people,

but evil people get nothing but trouble.

7 Wise people use their words to spread knowledge,

but there is no knowledge in the thoughts of fools.

1 A soft answer turneth away wrath;

But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright;

But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

3 The eyes of Jehovah are in every place,

Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life;

But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

5 A fool despiseth his father’s correction;

But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure;

But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;

But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

1 A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.

3 The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.

6 In the house of a righteous man is much treasure; but in the revenue of a wicked man is disturbance.

7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.

1 A gentle answer turns away rage, 

but a harsh word stirs up anger. 

2 The tongues of wise people give good expression to knowledge, 

but the mouths of fools pour out a flood of stupidity. 

3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere. 

They watch evil people and good people. 

4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, 

but a deceitful tongue breaks the spirit. 

5 A stubborn fool despises his father’s discipline, 

but whoever appreciates a warning shows good sense. 

6 Great treasure is in the house of a righteous person, 

but trouble comes along with the income of a wicked person. 

7 The lips of wise people spread knowledge, 

but a foolish attitude does not. 

1 A gentle answer turns away anger,

but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,

but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,

observing the wicked and the good.

4 The tongue that heals is a tree of life,

but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

5 A fool despises his father’s discipline,

but a person who accepts correction is sensible.

6 The house of the righteous has great wealth,

but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

7 The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,

but not so the heart of fools.

1 A soft answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge,

but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

keeping watch on the evil and the good.

4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,

but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

5 A fool despises a parent’s instruction,

but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;

not so the minds of fools.

1 A soft answer will turn away wrath,

but a word of trouble will stir anger.

2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge,

but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh

keep watch over the evil and the good.

4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life,

but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit.

5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father,

but he who guards reproof is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,

but the heart of fools, not so.

1 A gentle answer turns anger away.

But mean words stir up anger.

2 The tongues of wise people use knowledge well.

But the mouths of foolish people pour out foolish words.

3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere.

They watch those who are evil and those who are good.

4 A tongue that brings healing is like a tree of life.

But a tongue that tells lies produces a broken spirit.

5 A foolish person turns his back on how his father has trained him.

But anyone who accepts being corrected shows understanding.

6 The houses of those who do what is right hold great wealth.

But those who do what is wrong earn only trouble.

7 The lips of wise people spread knowledge.

But that’s not true of the hearts of foolish people.

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,

But a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable,

But the mouth of fools spouts folly.

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

Watching the evil and the good.

4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life,

But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline,

But he who regards reproof is sensible.

6 Great wealth is in the house of the righteous,

But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,

But the hearts of fools are not so.