Proverbs 15:7-17

7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
9 An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love.
10 Severe discipline [belongs] to him who forsakes the way; he who hates a rebuke will die.
11 Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh, {how much more} the hearts of the children of men!
12 A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.
13 A heart of gladness will make good {countenance}, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
15 All the days of the poor [are] hard, but goodness of heart [is] a continuous feast.
16 Better [is] little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
17 Better [is] a dinner of vegetables when love [is] there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

Footnotes 13

  • [a]. Or "mind"
  • [b]. A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  • [c]. Poetic synonym for "Sheol." Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.
  • [d]. Literally "more for"
  • [e]. Literally "rebuke [belonging] to him"
  • [f]. Or "mind"
  • [g]. Literally "faces"
  • [h]. Or "mind"
  • [i]. Hebrew "he/it"
  • [j]. Or "mind"
  • [k]. Or "him"
  • [l]. Hebrew "and"
  • [m]. Or "him"
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