Provérbios 15

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but the mouths of fools gush out folly.

3 Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,

keeping watch on the evil and the good.

4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,

but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

5 A fool despises his father’s correction,

but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure,

but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;

not so with the heart of fools.

8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,

but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,

but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way.

Whoever hates reproof shall die.

11 Sheol * 15:11 Sheol is the place of the dead. and Abaddon are before Yahweh—

how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

12 A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved;

he will not go to the wise.

13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face,

but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,

but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

15 All the days of the afflicted are wretched,

but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,

than great treasure with trouble.

17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,

than a fattened calf with hatred.

18 A wrathful man stirs up contention,

but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

20 A wise son makes a father glad,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom,

but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail;

but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth.

How good is a word at the right time!

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise,

to keep him from going downward to Sheol.*15:24 Sheol is the place of the dead.

25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud,

but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked,

but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,

but he who hates bribes will live.

28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers,

but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,

but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart.

Good news gives health to the bones.

31 The ear that listens to reproof lives,

and will be at home among the wise.

32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul,

but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

33 The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom.

Before honor is humility.

1 Mā te kupu ngāwari e kaupare te riri;

mā te kupu taimaha ia e whakaoho te riri.

2 Ko te arero o te tangata whakaaro nui e whakahua tika ana i te mātauranga;

e whakapuaki ana ia te māngai o ngā kūware i te wairangi.

3 Kei ngā wāhi katoa ngā kanohi o Ihowā,

e titiro ana ki te hunga kino, ki te hunga pai.

4 Ko te arero reka he rākau nō te ora;

tēnā ki te whanokē a roto he wāwāhi wairua.

5 E whakahāwea ana te wairangi ki te papaki a tōna pāpā;

ko te tangata ia e mahara ana ki te ako ka mōhio ki te tūpato.

6 He nui te taonga kei te whare o te tangata tika;

he raruraru ia kei roto i ngā mea hua ki te tangata kino.

7 E ruia ana te mātauranga e ngā ngutu o ngā whakaaro nui;

kāhore ia he pēnā a te ngākau o ngā kūware.

8 He mea whakarihariha ki a Ihowā te whakahere a te hunga kino;

engari, e manako ana ia ki te īnoi a te hunga tika.

9 He mea whakarihariha ki a Ihowā te huarahi o te tangata kino;

ko te tangata ia e whai ana i te tika tāna e aroha ai.

10 He kino te papaki ki te tangata e whakarere ana i te ara;

ā, ko te tangata e kino ana ki te ako, ka mate.

11 Kei te aroaro o Ihowā te rēinga me te whakangaromanga;

engari rawa hoki ngā ngākau o ngā tama a te tangata.

12 E kore te tangata whakahī e aroha ki te kaipapaki;

e kore hoki e haere ki te hunga whakaaro nui.

13 Mā te koa o te ngākau ka pai ai te mata;

mā te pōuri ia o te ngākau ka marū ai te wairua.

14 E rapu ana te ngākau mōhio i te mātauranga;

ko te kūware ia tā te māngai o ngā wairangi e kai ai.

15 He kino ngā rā katoa o te hunga pōuri;

he hākari tonu tā te tangata i te ngākau mārama.

16 He pai kē te iti i kīnakitia ki te wehi ki a Ihowā,

i te nui taonga i kīnakitia ki te raruraru.

17 He pai ake te tina pūwhā ko te aroha hei kīnaki,

i te kau whāngai e kīnakitia ana ki te mauāhara.

18 He whakaoho tautohe tā te tangata pukuriri;

he pēhi pakanga ia tā te tangata manawanui.

19 Ko te ara o te tangata māngere, ānō he taiepa tātarāmoa;

he ara nui ia tō te tangata tika.

20 He tama whakaaro nui, ka koa te pāpā;

tēnā ko te tama kūware, he whakahāwea ki tōna whaea.

21 Ki te tangata maharakore he mea whakahari te wairangi;

he tika ia te haere a te tangata mātau.

22 Ki te kāhore he rūnanga, ka pororaru ngā tikanga;

mā te tokomaha ia o ngā kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro ka mau ai.

23 Kei tā tōna māngai i whakahoki ai he koa mō te tangata;

ko te kupu i te wā i tika ai, ānō te pai!

24 Ki te tangata whakaaro nui e ahu whakarunga ana te ara ki te ora,

he mea kia mahue ai i a ia te rēinga o raro.

25 Ka hūtia ake e Ihowā te whare o te tangata whakakake;

engari ka whakapūmautia e ia te rohe o te pouaru.

26 He mea whakarihariha ki a Ihowā ngā whakaaro nanakia;

he mea kohakore ia ngā kupu āhuareka.

27 Ko te tangata apo taonga, raruraru ana i a ia tōna whare;

ka ora ia te tangata e kino ana ki ngā mea hōmai noa.

28 Ko te ngākau o te tangata tika e āta whakaaro ana ki te kupu hei whakahokinga;

ko te māngai ia o te tangata kino e tāhoro ana i ngā mea kikino.

29 E matara ana a Ihowā i te hunga kino;

otiia e rongo ana ia ki te īnoi a te hunga tika.

30 Mā te mārama o ngā kanohi ka koa ai te ngākau;

ā, mā te rongo pai ka mōmona ai ngā wheua.

31 Ko te taringa e whakarongo ana ki te whakatūpato e ora ai,

ka noho i waenga i te hunga whakaaro nui.

32 Ko te tangata e whakakāhore ana ki te papaki, e whakahāwea ana ki tōna wairua;

engari ko te tangata e rongo ana ki te ako, ka whiwhi ki te ngākau mahara.

33 Ko te wehi ki a Ihowā te ako o te whakaaro nui;

ko te ngākau whakaiti hoki e haere ana i mua i te hōnore.