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Text -- Proverbs 15:1-23 (NET)
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15:1 A gentle response turns away anger , but a harsh word stirs up wrath .
15:2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly , but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly .
15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place , keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good .
15:4 Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree , but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit .
15:5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline , but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense .
15:6 In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth , but the income of the wicked brings trouble .
15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge , but not so the heart of fools .
15:8 The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked , but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
15:9 The Lord abhors the way of the wicked , but he loves those who pursue righteousness .
15:10 Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way ; the one who hates reproof will die .
15:11 Death and Destruction are before the Lord – how much more the hearts of humans !
15:12 The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise .
15:13 A joyful heart makes the face cheerful , but by a painful heart the spirit is broken .
15:14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge , but the mouth of fools feeds on folly .
15:15 All the days of the afflicted are bad , but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast .
15:16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.
15:17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred .
15:18 A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension , but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel .
15:19 The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns , but the path of the upright is like a highway .
15:20 A wise child brings joy to his father , but a foolish person despises his mother .
15:21 Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense , but one who has understanding follows an upright course .
15:22 Plans fail when there is no counsel , but with abundant advisers they are established .
15:23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer , and a word at the right time – how good it is!
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NET Notes -> Pro 15:1; Pro 15:1; Pro 15:1; Pro 15:2; Pro 15:2; Pro 15:2; Pro 15:3; Pro 15:3; Pro 15:4; Pro 15:4; Pro 15:4; Pro 15:4; Pro 15:4; Pro 15:5; Pro 15:6; Pro 15:6; Pro 15:6; Pro 15:7; Pro 15:7; Pro 15:8; Pro 15:8; Pro 15:8; Pro 15:8; Pro 15:8; Pro 15:9; Pro 15:9; Pro 15:9; Pro 15:10; Pro 15:10; Pro 15:11; Pro 15:11; Pro 15:11; Pro 15:12; Pro 15:12; Pro 15:12; Pro 15:13; Pro 15:13; Pro 15:14; Pro 15:15; Pro 15:15; Pro 15:15; Pro 15:15; Pro 15:15; Pro 15:15; Pro 15:16; Pro 15:16; Pro 15:16; Pro 15:17; Pro 15:17; Pro 15:18; Pro 15:18; Pro 15:18; Pro 15:18; Pro 15:19; Pro 15:19; Pro 15:19; Pro 15:20; Pro 15:20; Pro 15:20; Pro 15:21; Pro 15:21; Pro 15:21; Pro 15:22; Pro 15:22; Pro 15:23; Pro 15:23; Pro 15:23
NET Notes: Pro 15:1 Heb “raises anger.” A common response to painful words is to let one’s temper flare up.
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NET Notes: Pro 15:2 The Hiphil verb יַבִּיעַ (yabia’) means “to pour out; to emit; to cause to bubble; to belc...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:3 The form צֹפוֹת (tsofot, “watching”) is a feminine plural participle agreeing with “eyes.”...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:4 Heb “perversion in it.” The referent must be the tongue, so this has been supplied in the translation for clarity. A tongue that is twiste...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:5 Heb “is prudent” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NCV, NLT “is wise.” Anyone who accepts correction or rebuke will become prudent in life...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:6 Heb “will be troubled.” The function of the Niphal participle may be understood in two ways: (1) substantival use: abstract noun meaning &...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:7 The phrase “the heart of fools” emphasizes that fools do not comprehend knowledge. Cf. NCV “there is no knowledge in the thoughts of...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:8 Heb “[is] his pleasure.” The 3rd person masculine singular suffix functions as a subjective genitive: “he is pleased.” God is ...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:9 God hates the way of the wicked, that is, their lifestyle and things they do. God loves those who pursue righteousness, the Piel verb signifying a per...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:10 If this line and the previous line are synonymous, then the one who abandons the way also refuses any correction, and so there is severe punishment. T...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:11 Heb “the hearts of the sons of man,” although here “sons of man” simply means “men” or “human beings.”
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NET Notes: Pro 15:12 The MT has אֶל (’el, “to [the wise]”), suggesting seeking the advice of the wise. The LXX, however, has “wit...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:13 The verb יֵיטִב (yetiv) normally means “to make good,” but here “to make the face good,” t...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:14 The idea expressed in the second colon does not make a strong parallelism with the first with its emphasis on seeking knowledge. Its poetic image of f...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:15 The image of a continual feast signifies the enjoyment of what life offers (cf. TEV “happy people…enjoy life”). The figure is a hypo...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:16 Not all wealth has turmoil with it. But the proverb is focusing on the comparison of two things – fear of the Lord with little and wealth with t...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:17 Again the saying concerns troublesome wealth: Loving relationships with simple food are better than a feast where there is hatred. The ideal, of cours...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:18 The fact that רִיב (riv) is used for “quarrel; strife” strongly implies that the setting is the courtroom or other...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:19 The contrast to the “thorny way” is the highway, the Hebrew word signifying a well built-up road (סָלַל, sal...
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NET Notes: Pro 15:20 The proverb is almost the same as 10:1, except that “despises” replaces “grief.” This adds the idea of the callousness of the ...
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