Verse The Good The Bad
:1 A soft
answer turns away wrath grievous words stir up anger.
:2 The tongue
of the wise uses knowledge rightly but the mouth of fools pours out
foolishness.
:3 The eyes of
Jehovah are in every place
beholding the good.
:4 A wholesome
tongue is a tree of life but
crookedness in it is a break in the
spirit.
:5 he who listens to correction is wise.
:6 In the
house of the righteous is much treasure the gain of the wicked is
trouble.
:7 The lips of
the righteous send forth knowledge the heart of the foolish is not so.
:8 the prayer of the upright is His delight. The
sacrifice of the wicked is a hateful
thing to Jehovah
:9 He loves him who pursues righteousness. The way of
the wicked is hateful to
Jehovah
:10 Correction
is grievous to him who forsakes the way; he who hates reproof shall die.
:11 Hell and
destruction are before Jehovah; even more the hearts of the sons of men.
:12 A scorner
does not love one who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise.
:13 A merry
heart makes a cheerful face by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
:14 The heart
of him who has understanding seeks the mouth of fools feeds on
foolishness.
knowledge
:15 gladness of heart is a continual feast. All the
days of the afflicted are evil
:16 Better is
a little with the fear of Jehovah than great treasure and tumult (trouble) with it.
:17 Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a
stalled ox and hatred with it.
:18 one slow to anger calms fighting. A wrathful
man stirs up fighting
:19 the way of the righteous is made plain. The way of
the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns
:20 A wise son
makes a glad father a foolish man despises his mother.
:21 a man of understanding walks uprightly. Folly is joy to him who is without any wisdom
:22 by many wise men they are established. Without
wisdom, purposes are defeated
:23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,
and a word in
due season, how good it is!
:24 The way of
life is above to the wise,
so that he
may turn away from hell below.
:25 Jehovah will set up the border of the widow. Jehovah
will destroy the house of the proud
:26 the words of the pure are pleasant words. The
thoughts of the wicked are very hateful
to Jehovah
:27 he who hates bribes shall live. He who is
greedy for gain troubles his own house
:28 The heart
of the righteous studies to answer the mouth of the wicked pours out evil
things.
:29 Jehovah hears the prayer of the righteous. Jehovah is far from the wicked
:30 The light
of the eyes rejoices the heart;
a good report makes the bones fat.
:31 The ear
that hears the reproof of life shall remain
among the wise.
:32 he who hears reproof gets understanding. He who
refuses instruction despises his own soul
:33 The fear
of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom,
and before honor is humility.
Upon which side do we expend most of our actions.