Proverbs 15:3-5

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
⁴A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
⁵A fool despises his father’s instruction,
    but he who heeds admonition is prudent.

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