Proverbs 15 — TOJB

15Verse 1A soft answer turneth away chemah (wrath);
but harsh devarim stir up anger.
^{Verse 2}The lashon of chachamim useth da'as aright,
but the peh (mouth) of kesilim (fools) poureth out folly.
^{Verse 3}The eynayim of Hashem are in kol makom (every place),
watching the ra'im and the tovim.
^{Verse 4}A marpeh lashon (a tongue of healing) is an Etz Chayyim,
but selef (perversity) therein is crushing to the ruach (spirit).
^{Verse 5}A fool spurns his musar av,
but he that is shomer over tokhakhat (reproof) is prudent.
^{Verse 6}In the bais of the tzaddik is much treasure,
but in the revenues of the rashah is trouble.
^{Verse 7}The sfatayim (lips) of chachamim disperse da'as,
but the lev of kesilim doeth not so.
^{Verse 8}The zevach of the resha'im is a to'evah to Hashem,
but the tefillah (prayer) of the yesharim is His delight.
^{Verse 9}The derech rashah is a to'evah unto Hashem,
but He loveth him that pursueth tzedakah.
^{Verse 10}Musar is grievous unto him that forsaketh the orach (way),
and he that hateth tokhakhat (reproof) shall die.
^{Verse 11}Sheol and Avaddon are before Hashem,
how much more then the hearts of Bnei Adam?
^{Verse 12}A scoffer loveth not one that correcteth him,
neither will he go unto chachamim.
^{Verse 13}A lev same'ach maketh a cheerful countenance,
but by sorrow of the lev the ruach is broken.
^{Verse 14}The lev of him that hath understanding seeketh da'as,
but the peh (mouth) of kesilim feedeth on folly.
^{Verse 15}All the days of the oni are ra'im,
but he that is of a tov lev hath a mishteh tamid (a continual feast).
^{Verse 16}Better is little with the Yirat Hashem
than otzar rav (great treasure) and trouble therewith.
^{Verse 17}Better is a meal of yarak (vegetables) where love is,
than a fatted calf and sinah (hatred) therewith.
^{Verse 18}An ish chemah (angry man) stirreth up madon (strife),
but he that is slow to anger pacifies a quarrel.
^{Verse 19}The derech (road) of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is a thorny hedge,
but the orach yesharim (way of the upright) is a highway.
^{Verse 20}A ben chacham maketh glad an av,
but a kesil adam despiseth immo.
^{Verse 21}Folly is simchah to him that is destitute of lev,⁺
but an ish tevunah walketh uprightly.
^{Verse 22}Without counsel, plans go amiss,
but in the multitude of yo'atzim (counsellors) they are established.
^{Verse 23}An ish hath simchah in the apt reply of his peh (mouth),
and a timely davar, mah tov (how good!)
^{Verse 24}The Orach Chayyim leads upward to the wise,
in order that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
^{Verse 25}Hashem will destroy the bais of the proud,
but he will maintain the boundary of the almanah.
^{Verse 26}The thoughts of the rah are a to'evah to Hashem,
but the words of the tehorim (pure ones) are pleasant.
^{Verse 27}He that is greedy of unjust gain troubleth his own bais,
but he that hateth mattanot (bribes) shall live.
^{Verse 28}The lev tzaddik studieth how to answer,
but the peh (mouth) of the resha'im poureth out evil things.
^{Verse 29}Hashem is far from the resha'im,
but He heareth the tefillah of the tzaddikim.
^{Verse 30}The ohr (light) of the eynayim rejoiceth the lev,
and a good report giveth health to the etzem.
^{Verse 31}The ozen that heareth the tokhakhat chayyim (reproof of life)
lodgeth among chachamim.
^{Verse 32}He that refuseth musar despiseth his own nefesh,
but he that heareth tokhakhat (reproof) getteth lev.^{+
Verse 33}The Yirat Hashem is the musar of chochmah;
and before kavod (honor) is anavah (humility).