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Proverbs 15

¹A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.

²Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.

³GOD doesn’t miss a thing— he’s alert to good and evil alike.

⁴Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.

⁵Moral dropouts won’t listen to their elders; welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.

⁶The lives of God-loyal people flourish; a misspent life is soon bankrupt.

⁷Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there’s nothing to them.

⁸GOD can’t stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.

⁹A life frittered away disgusts GOD; he loves those who run straight for the finish line.

¹⁰It’s a school of hard knocks for those who leave God’s path, a dead-end street for those who hate God’s rules.

¹¹Even hell holds no secrets from GOD— do you think he can’t read human hearts?

¹²Know-it-alls don’t like being told what to do; they avoid the company of wise men and women.

¹³A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.

¹⁴An intelligent person is always eager to take in more truth; fools feed on fast-food fads and fancies.

¹⁵A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills the day with song.

¹⁶A simple life in the Fear-of-GOD is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches.

¹⁷Better a bread crust shared in love than a slab of prime rib served in hate.

¹⁸Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.

¹⁹The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers; the diligent walk down a smooth road.

²⁰Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents.

²¹The empty-headed treat life as a plaything; the perceptive grasp its meaning and make a go of it.

²²Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed.

²³Congenial conversation—what a pleasure! The right word at the right time—beautiful!

²⁴Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful— it’s a clean about-face from descent into hell.

²⁵GOD smashes the pretensions of the arrogant; he stands with those who have no standing.

²⁶GOD can’t stand evil scheming, but he puts words of grace and beauty on display.

²⁷A greedy and grasping person destroys community; those who refuse to exploit live and let live.

²⁸Prayerful answers come from God-loyal people; the wicked are sewers of abuse.

²⁹GOD keeps his distance from the wicked; he closely attends to the prayers of God-loyal people.

³⁰A twinkle in the eye means joy in the heart, and good news makes you feel fit as a fiddle.

³¹Listen to good advice if you want to live well, an honored guest among wise men and women.

³²An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious.

³³Fear-of-GOD is a school in skilled living— first you learn humility, then you experience glory.