Proverbs 15:20-24

New King James Version

²⁰^(A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹^(B)Folly is joy to him who is destitute of ^[a]discernment,
^(C)But a man of understanding walks uprightly.

²²^(D)Without counsel, plans go awry,
But in the multitude of counselors they are established.

²³A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,
And ^(E)a word spoken ^[b]in due season, how good it is!

²⁴^(F)The way of life winds upward for the wise,
That he may ^(G)turn away from ^[c]hell below.

משלי 15:20-24

The Westminster Leningrad Codex

²⁰בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בּוֹזֶ֥ה אִמּֽוֹ׃

²¹אִ֭וֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַחֲסַר־לֵ֑ב וְאִ֥ישׁ תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה יְיַשֶּׁר־לָֽכֶת׃

²²הָפֵ֣ר מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵ֣ין ס֑וֹד וּבְרֹ֖ב יוֹעֲצִ֣ים תָּקֽוּם׃

²³שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭אִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִ֑יו וְדָבָ֖ר בְּעִתּ֣וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃

²⁴אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים לְמַ֣עְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל לְמַ֥עַן ס֝֗וּר מִשְּׁא֥וֹל מָֽטָּה׃

²⁰A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

²¹Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth [his] going.

²²Without counsel [is] the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

²³Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

²⁴A path of life [is] on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC)

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Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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