Proverbs 15:12-22

12 Those who make fun of wisdom don't like to be corrected; they will not ask the wise for advice.

13 Happiness makes a person smile, but sadness can break a person's spirit.

14 People with understanding want more knowledge, but fools just want more foolishness.

15 Every day is hard for those who suffer, but a happy heart is like a continual feast.

16 It is better to be poor and respect the Lord than to be wealthy and have much trouble.

17 It is better to eat vegetables with those who love you than to eat meat with those who hate you.

18 People with quick tempers cause trouble, but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.

19 A lazy person's life is like a patch of thorns, but an honest person's life is like a smooth highway.

20 A wise son makes his father happy, but a foolish son disrespects his mother.

21 A person without wisdom enjoys being foolish, but someone with understanding does what is right.

22 Plans fail without good advice, but they succeed with the advice of many others.

Proverbs 15:12-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KINGS 5

This chapter relates Solomon's preparation for building the temple: on Hiram, king of Tyre, sending a congratulatory letter to him, he returned another to him, signifying his intention to build an house for God, and requesting him to supply him with timber, and men to work it, 1Ki 5:1-6; to which Hiram readily agreed, and sent him cedar and fir, and Solomon in return sent him food for his household; and things went on very amicably between them, 1Ki 5:7-12; the chapter concludes with an account of Solomon's workmen, where, how, and in what they were employed, 1Ki 5:13-18.