Proverbs 15:10-25

English Standard Version

¹⁰ There is ^(A)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    ^(B)whoever hates reproof will die.
¹¹ Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
    how much more ^(C)the hearts of the children of man!
^12 (D)A scoffer ^(E)does not like to be reproved;
    he will not go to the wise.
^13 (F)A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
    but by ^(G)sorrow of heart the spirit is ^(H)crushed.
^14 (I)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
¹⁵ All the days of the afflicted are evil,
    but ^(J)the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.
^16 (K)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.
^17 (L)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than ^(M)a fattened ox and hatred with it.
^18 (N)A hot-tempered man ^(O)stirs up strife,
    but he who is ^(P)slow to anger quiets contention.
¹⁹ The way of ^(Q)a sluggard is like a hedge of ^(R)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is ^(S)a level highway.
^20 (T)A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.
^21 (U)Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding ^(V)walks straight ahead.
^22 (W)Without counsel plans fail,
    but with many advisers they succeed.
²³ To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
    and ^(X)a word in season, how good it is!
²⁴ The path of life leads upward ^(Y)for the prudent,
    that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
²⁵ The Lord tears down the house of ^(Z)the proud
    but ^(AA)maintains ^(AB)the widow's boundaries.