Proverbs
Chapter 15

1] A mild answer calms wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2] The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spurts forth folly.
3] The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4] A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one crushes the spirit.
5] The fool spurns his father's admonition, but prudent is he who heeds reproof.
6] In the house of the just there are ample resources, but the earnings of the wicked are in turmoil.
7] The lips of the wise disseminate knowledge, but the heart of fools is perverted.
8] The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9] The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves the man who pursues virtue.
10] Severe punishment is in store for the man who goes astray; he who hates reproof will die.
11] The nether world and the abyss lie open before the LORD; how much more the hearts of men!
12] The senseless man loves not to be reproved; to wise men he will not go.
13] A glad heart lights up the face, but by mental anguish the spirit is broken.
14] The mind of the intelligent man seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
15] Every day is miserable for the depressed, but a lighthearted man has a continual feast.
16] Better a little with fear of the LORD than a great fortune with anxiety.
17] Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
18] An ill-tempered man stirs up strife, but a patient man allays discord.
19] The way of the sluggard is hemmed in as with thorns, but the path of the diligent is a highway.
20] A wise son makes his father glad, but a fool of a man despises his mother.
21] Folly is joy to the senseless man, but the man of understanding goes the straight way.
22] Plans fail when there is no counsel, but they succeed when counselors are many.
23] There is joy for a man in his utterance; a word in season, how good it is!
24] The path of life leads the prudent man upward, that he may avoid the nether world below.
25] The LORD overturns the house of the proud, but he preserves intact the widow's landmark.
26] The wicked man's schemes are an abomination to the LORD, but the pure speak what is pleasing to him.
27] He who is greedy of gain brings ruin on his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
28] The just man weighs well his utterance, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.
29] The LORD is far from the wicked, but the prayer of the just he hears.
30] A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones.
31] He who listens to salutary reproof will abide among the wise.
32] He who rejects admonition despises his own soul, but he who heeds reproof gains understanding.
33] The fear of the LORD is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors.


Source: http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/proverbs/proverb15.htm