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Proverbs (Mishlei) is the manual of applied wisdom for covenant living. Wisdom in Proverbs is not abstract philosophy but ordered perception of reality — the recognition that creation has a moral grain, that fear of YHWH is the beginning of all true knowledge, and that human flourishing follows the design built into the fabric of things.
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- Primary Witness Text: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, t...
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Proverbs (Mishlei) is the manual of applied wisdom for covenant living. Wisdom in Proverbs is not abstract philosophy but ordered perception of reality — the recognition that creation has a moral grain, that fear of YHWH is the beginning of all true knowledge, and that human flourishing follows the design built into the fabric of things.
Proverbs 8's personified Wisdom — present at creation, delighting before God — is cited by early Church Fathers as a window into the eternal Son. The book's practical ethics (sexual integrity, speech, work, generosity) embody a worldview in which creation's design is the source of moral instruction.
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Proverbs 15:1
Hebrew
מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּךְ יָשִׁיב חֵמָה וּדְבַר־עֶצֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃ma'aneh-rakhe-yashiyv-chemah-vdevar-'etzev-ya'aleh-'af
KJV: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
AKJV: A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
ASV: A soft answer turneth away wrath;
YLT: A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
Exposition: Proverbs 15:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:2
Hebrew
לְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים תֵּיטִיב דָּעַת וּפִי כְסִילִים יַבִּיעַ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃leshvon-chakhamiym-teytiyv-da'at-vfiy-khesiyliym-yaviy'a-'ivelet
KJV: The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
AKJV: The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
ASV: The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright;
YLT: The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 15:2Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 15:2
Verse 2 Useth knowledge aright - This is very difficult to know: - when to speak, and when to be silent; what to speak, and what to leave unspoken; the manner that is best and most suitable to the occasion, the subject, the circumstances, and the persons. All these are difficulties, often even to the wisest men. Even wise counsel may be foolishly given.
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Proverbs 15:2
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:3
Hebrew
בְּֽכָל־מָקוֹם עֵינֵי יְהוָה צֹפוֹת רָעִים וטוֹבִֽים׃vekhal-maqvom-'eyney-yehvah-tzofvot-ra'iym-vtvoviym
KJV: The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
AKJV: The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
ASV: The eyes of Jehovah are in every place,
YLT: In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 15:3Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 15:3
Verse 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place - He not only sees all things, by his omnipresence, but his providence is everywhere. And if the consideration that his eye is in every place, have a tendency to appal those whose hearts are not right before him, and who seek for privacy, that they may commit iniquity; yet the other consideration, that his providence is everywhere, has a great tendency to encourage the upright, and all who may be in perilous or distressing circumstances.
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Proverbs 15:3
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:4
Hebrew
מַרְפֵּא לָשׁוֹן עֵץ חַיִּים וְסֶלֶף בָּהּ שֶׁבֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃marefe'-lashvon-'etz-chayiym-veselef-vah-shever-vervcha
KJV: A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
AKJV: A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
ASV: A gentle tongue is a tree of life;
YLT: A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 15:4Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 15:4
Verse 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life - Here again is an allusion to the paradisiacal tree, עץ חיים ets chaiyim, "the tree of lives."
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Proverbs 15:4
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:5
Hebrew
אֱוִיל יִנְאַץ מוּסַר אָבִיו וְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יַעְרִֽם׃'eviyl-yine'atz-mvsar-'aviyv-veshomer-tvokhachat-ya'erim
KJV: A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
AKJV: A fool despises his father’s instruction: but he that regards reproof is prudent.
ASV: A fool despiseth his father’s correction;
YLT: A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:5
Proverbs 15:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Proverbs 15:5
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:6
Hebrew
בֵּית צַדִּיק חֹסֶן רָב וּבִתְבוּאַת רָשָׁע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃veyt-tzadiyq-chosen-rav-vvitevv'at-rasha'-ne'ekharet
KJV: In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
AKJV: In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
ASV: In the house of the righteous is much treasure;
YLT: In the house of the righteous is abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked--trouble.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:6
Proverbs 15:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Proverbs 15:6
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- Proverbs 15:6
Exposition: Proverbs 15:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:7
Hebrew
שִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים יְזָרוּ דָעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים לֹא־כֵֽן׃shifetey-chakhamiym-yezarv-da'at-velev-khesiyliym-lo'-khen
KJV: The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
AKJV: The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not so.
ASV: The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;
YLT: The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:7
Proverbs 15:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Proverbs 15:7
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- Proverbs 15:7
Exposition: Proverbs 15:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:8
Hebrew
זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה וּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃zevach-resha'iym-tvo'avat-yehvah-vtefilat-yeshariym-retzvonvo
KJV: The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
AKJV: The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
ASV: The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
YLT: The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 15:8Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 15:8
Verse 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination - Even the most sedulous attendance on the ordinances of God, and pert ormance of the ceremonies of religion, is an abomination to the Lord, if the heart be not right with him, and the observance do not flow from a principle of pure devotion. No religious acts will do in place of holiness to the Lord. The prayer of the upright is his delight - What a motive to be upright; and what a motive to the upright to pray! But who is the upright? The man who is weary of sin, and sincerely desires the salvation of God; as well as he who has already received a measure of that salvation. Hence it is said in the next verse, "He loveth him that followeth after righteousness."
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Proverbs 15:8
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- Ray
- Lord
Exposition: Proverbs 15:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:9
Hebrew
תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה דֶּרֶךְ רָשָׁע וּמְרַדֵּף צְדָקָה יֶאֱהָֽב׃tvo'avat-yehvah-derekhe-rasha'-vmeradef-tzedaqah-ye'ehav
KJV: The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
AKJV: The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but he loves him that follows after righteousness.
ASV: The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
YLT: An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:9
Proverbs 15:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Proverbs 15:9
Exposition: Proverbs 15:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:10
Hebrew
מוּסָר רָע לְעֹזֵב אֹרַח שׂוֹנֵא תוֹכַחַת יָמֽוּת׃mvsar-ra'-le'ozev-'orach-shvone'-tvokhachat-yamvt
KJV: Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
AKJV: Correction is grievous to him that forsakes the way: and he that hates reproof shall die.
ASV: There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way;
YLT: Chastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:10Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:10
Proverbs 15:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Proverbs 15:10
Exposition: Proverbs 15:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:11
Hebrew
שְׁאוֹל וַאֲבַדּוֹן נֶגֶד יְהוָה אַף כִּֽי־לִבּוֹת בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃she'vol-va'avadvon-neged-yehvah-'af-khiy-livvot-veney-'adam
KJV: Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
AKJV: Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
ASV: Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah;
YLT: Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.
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Proverbs 15:11
Verse 11 Hell and destruction - שאול ואבדון sheol vaabaddon. Hades, the invisible world, the place of separate spirits till the resurrection: and Abaddon, the place of torment; are ever under the eye and control of the Lord.
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- Hades
- Abaddon
- Lord
Exposition: Proverbs 15:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:12
Hebrew
לֹא יֶאֱהַב־לֵץ הוֹכֵחַֽ לוֹ אֶל־חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵֽךְ׃lo'-ye'ehav-letz-hvokhecha-lvo-'el-chakhamiym-lo'-yelekhe
KJV: A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
AKJV: A scorner loves not one that reproves him: neither will he go to the wise.
ASV: A scoffer loveth not to be reproved;
YLT: A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:12
Proverbs 15:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Proverbs 15:12
Exposition: Proverbs 15:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:13
Hebrew
לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב פָּנִים וּבְעַצְּבַת־לֵב רוּחַ נְכֵאָֽה׃lev-shamecha-yeytiv-faniym-vve'atzevat-lev-rvcha-nekhe'ah
KJV: A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
AKJV: A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
ASV: A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance;
YLT: A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.
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Proverbs 15:13
Verse 13 By sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken - Every kind of sorrow worketh death, but that which is the offspring of true repentance. This alone is healthful to the soul. The indulgence of a disposition to sighing tends to destroy life. Every deep sigh throws off a portion of the vital energy.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:14
Hebrew
לֵב נָבוֹן יְבַקֶּשׁ־דָּעַת ופני וּפִי כְסִילִים יִרְעֶה אִוֶּֽלֶת׃lev-navvon-yevaqesh-da'at-vfny-vfiy-khesiyliym-yire'eh-'ivelet
KJV: The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
AKJV: The heart of him that has understanding seeks knowledge: but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
ASV: The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge;
YLT: The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.
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Proverbs 15:14
Proverbs 15:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Proverbs 15:14
Exposition: Proverbs 15:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:15
Hebrew
כָּל־יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים וְטֽוֹב־לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִֽיד׃khal-yemey-'aniy-ra'iym-vetvov-lev-misheteh-tamiyd
KJV: All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
AKJV: All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast.
ASV: All the days of the afflicted are evil;
YLT: All the days of the afflicted are evil, And gladness of heart is a perpetual banquet.
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Proverbs 15:15
Proverbs 15:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Proverbs 15:15
Exposition: Proverbs 15:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:16
Hebrew
טוֹב־מְעַט בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה מֵאוֹצָר רָב וּמְהוּמָה בֽוֹ׃tvov-me'at-veyire'at-yehvah-me'votzar-rav-vmehvmah-vvo
KJV: Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
AKJV: Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
ASV: Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah,
YLT: Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
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Proverbs 15:16
Verse 16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord - Because where the fear of God is, there are moderation and contentment of spirit.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:17
Hebrew
טוֹב אֲרֻחַת יָרָק וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁם מִשּׁוֹר אָבוּס וְשִׂנְאָה־בֽוֹ׃tvov-'aruchat-yaraq-ve'ahavah-sham-mishvor-'avvs-veshine'ah-vvo
KJV: Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
AKJV: Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
ASV: Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
YLT: Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
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Proverbs 15:17
Verse 17 Better is a dinner of herbs - Great numbers of indigent Hindoos subsist wholly on herbs, fried in oil, and mixed with their rice.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:18
Hebrew
אִישׁ חֵמָה יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן וְאֶרֶך אַפַּיִם יַשְׁקִיט רִֽיב׃'iysh-chemah-yegareh-madvon-ve'erekh-'afayim-yasheqiyt-riyv
KJV: A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
AKJV: A wrathful man stirs up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeases strife.
ASV: A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
YLT: A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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Proverbs 15:18
Proverbs 15:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Proverbs 15:18
Exposition: Proverbs 15:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:19
Hebrew
דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָדֶק וְאֹרַח יְשָׁרִים סְלֻלָֽה׃derekhe-'atzel-khimeshukhat-chadeq-ve'orach-yeshariym-selulah
KJV: The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
AKJV: The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
ASV: The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;
YLT: The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
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Verse 19 The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns - Because he is slothful, he imagines ten thousand difficulties in the way which cannot be surmounted; but they are all the creatures of his own imagination, and that imagination is formed by his sloth.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:20
Hebrew
בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָב וּכְסִיל אָדָם בּוֹזֶה אִמּֽוֹ׃ven-chakham-yeshamach-'av-vkhesiyl-'adam-vvozeh-'imvo
KJV: A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
AKJV: A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.
ASV: A wise son maketh a glad father;
YLT: A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
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Proverbs 15:20
Proverbs 15:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Proverbs 15:20
Exposition: Proverbs 15:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:21
Hebrew
אִוֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָה לַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יְיַשֶׁר־לָֽכֶת׃'ivelet-shimechah-lachasar-lev-ve'iysh-tevvnah-yeyasher-lakhet
KJV: Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
AKJV: Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walks uprightly.
ASV: Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom;
YLT: Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:21Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:21
Proverbs 15:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Proverbs 15:21
Exposition: Proverbs 15:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:22
Hebrew
הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקֽוּם׃hafer-machashavvot-ve'eyn-svod-vverov-yvo'atziym-taqvm
KJV: Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
AKJV: Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
ASV: Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed;
YLT: Without counsel is the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.
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Proverbs 15:22
Verse 22 But in the multitude of counsellors - See note on Pro 11:13 (note). But רב יועצים rob yoatsim might be translated, chief or master of the council, the prime minister.
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Proverbs 15:22
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:23
Hebrew
שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃shimechah-la'iysh-vema'aneh-fiyv-vedavar-ve'itvo-mah-tvov
KJV: A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
AKJV: A man has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
ASV: A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth;
YLT: Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season--how good!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:23Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:23
Proverbs 15:23 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Proverbs 15:23
Exposition: Proverbs 15:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:24
Hebrew
אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָֽטָּה׃'orach-chayiym-lema'elah-lemashekhiyl-lema'an-svr-mishe'vol-matah
KJV: The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
AKJV: The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
ASV: To the wise the way of lifegoethupward,
YLT: A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
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Proverbs 15:24
Verse 24 The way of life is above to the wise - There is a treble antithesis here: 1. The way of the wise, and that of the fool. 2. The one is above, the other below. 3. The one is of life, the other is of death.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:25
Hebrew
בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח ׀ יְהוָה וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃veyt-ge'iym-yisach- -yehvah-veyatzev-gevvl-'alemanah
KJV: The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
AKJV: The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
ASV: Jehovah will root up the house of the proud;
YLT: The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.
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Proverbs 15:25
Verse 25 The house of the proud - Families of this description are seldom continued long. The Lord hates pride; and those that will not be humble he will destroy.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:26
Hebrew
תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָע וּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם׃tvo'avat-yehvah-macheshevvot-ra'-vtehoriym-'imerey-no'am
KJV: The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
AKJV: The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
ASV: Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah;
YLT: An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.
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Proverbs 15:26
Proverbs 15:26 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Proverbs 15:26
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- Proverbs 15:26
Exposition: Proverbs 15:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:27
Hebrew
עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ בּוֹצֵעַ בָּצַע וְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנֹת יִחְיֶֽה׃'okher-veytvo-vvotze'a-vatza'-veshvone'-matanot-yicheyeh
KJV: He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
AKJV: He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall live.
ASV: He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
YLT: A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.
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Proverbs 15:27
Verse 27 He that is greedy of gain - He who will be rich; troubleth his own house - he is a torment to himself and his family by his avariciousness and penury, and a curse to those with whom he deals. But he that hateth gifts - Whatever is given to pervert judgment.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:28
Hebrew
לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹת וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעֽוֹת׃lev-tzadiyq-yehegeh-la'anvot-vfiy-resha'iym-yaviy'a-ra'vot
KJV: The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
AKJV: The heart of the righteous studies to answer: but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
ASV: The heart of the righteous studieth to answer;
YLT: The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.
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Proverbs 15:28
Verse 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer - His tongue never runs before his wit, he never speaks rashly, and never unadvisedly; because he studies - ponders, his thoughts and his words.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:29
Hebrew
רָחוֹק יְהוָה מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָֽע׃rachvoq-yehvah-meresha'iym-vtefilat-tzadiyqiym-yishema'
KJV: The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
AKJV: The LORD is far from the wicked: but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
ASV: Jehovah is far from the wicked;
YLT: Far is Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 15:29Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 15:29
Proverbs 15:29 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Proverbs 15:29
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ray
Exposition: Proverbs 15:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:30
Hebrew
מְֽאוֹר־עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה תְּדַשֶּׁן־עָֽצֶם׃me'vor-'eynayim-yeshamach-lev-shemv'ah-tvovah-tedashen-'atzem
KJV: The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
AKJV: The light of the eyes rejoices the heart: and a good report makes the bones fat.
ASV: The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart;
YLT: The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 15:30Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 15:30
Verse 30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart - Nature and art are continually placing before our view a multitude of the most resplendent images, each of which is calculated to give pleasure. The man who has a correct judgment, and an accurate eye, may not only amuse, but instruct himself endlessly, by the beauties of nature and art.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:31
Hebrew
אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּים בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִֽין׃'ozen-shoma'at-tvokhachat-chayiym-veqerev-chakhamiym-taliyn
KJV: The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
AKJV: The ear that hears the reproof of life stays among the wise.
ASV: The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life
YLT: An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 15:31Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 15:31
Verse 31 The ear that heareth the reproof - That receives it gratefully and obeys it. "Advice is for them that will take it," so says one of our own old proverbs; and the meaning here is nearly the same.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:32
Hebrew
פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃fvore'a-mvsar-mvo'es-nafeshvo-veshvome'a-tvokhachat-qvoneh-lev
KJV: He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
AKJV: He that refuses instruction despises his own soul: but he that hears reproof gets understanding.
ASV: He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul;
YLT: Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.
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Verse 32 Despiseth his own soul - That is constructively; for if the instruction lead to the preservation of life and soul, he that neglects or despises it throws all as much in the way of danger as if he actually hated himself.
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Exposition: Proverbs 15:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 15:33
Hebrew
יִרְאַת יְהוָה מוּסַר חָכְמָה וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃yire'at-yehvah-mvsar-chakhemah-velifeney-khavvod-'anavah
KJV: The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
AKJV: The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.
ASV: The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom;
YLT: The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!
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Proverbs 15:33
Verse 33 The fear of the Lord - See note on Pro 1:7. Much is spoken concerning this fear; 1. It is the beginning of wisdom. 2. It is also the beginning of knowledge. 3. It is the instruction of wisdom. Wisdom derives its most important lessons from the fear of God. He who fears God much, is well taught. And before honor is humility - That is, few persons ever arrive at honor who are not humble; and those who from low life have risen to places of trust and confidence, have been remarkable for humility. We may rest assured that the providence of God will never elevate a proud man; such God beholds afar off. He may get into places of trust and profit, but God will oust him, and the people will curse him, and curse his memory. So will it ever be with bad ministers and advisers of the crown.
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ovid
Exposition: Proverbs 15:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Proverbs 15:1
- Proverbs 15:2
- Proverbs 15:3
- Proverbs 15:4
- Proverbs 15:5
- Proverbs 15:6
- Proverbs 15:7
- Proverbs 15:8
- Proverbs 15:9
- Proverbs 15:10
- Proverbs 15:11
- Proverbs 15:12
- Proverbs 15:13
- Proverbs 15:14
- Proverbs 15:15
- Proverbs 15:16
- Proverbs 15:17
- Proverbs 15:18
- Proverbs 15:19
- Proverbs 15:20
- Proverbs 15:21
- Proverbs 15:22
- Proverbs 15:23
- Proverbs 15:24
- Proverbs 15:25
- Proverbs 15:26
- Proverbs 15:27
- Proverbs 15:28
- Proverbs 15:29
- Proverbs 15:30
- Proverbs 15:31
- Proverbs 15:32
- Proverbs 15:33
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Lord
- Ovid
- Ray
- Hades
- Abaddon
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Proverbs 15:1
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