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Text -- Proverbs 15:1-7 (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 .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Speaking |
Meekness |
God |
FOOL; FOLLY |
Prudence |
Fool |
Pride |
Reproof |
Tact |
Young Men |
Wisdom |
Wicked |
Children |
Riches |
WHOLE; WHOLESOME |
OMNIPRESENCE |
OMNISCIENCE |
GOD, 2 |
GET; GETTING |
FOREKNOW; FOREKNOWLEDGE |
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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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