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Proverbs 15:1-6

1 A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.

3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it [causes] a break in spirit.

4 The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.

5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

6 [In] the house of the righteous [there is] much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.