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Proverbs 15:1-2
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Proverbs 15:1-2
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15 A soft answer will turn away wrath,
but a word of trouble will stir anger.[a]
2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge,
but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:1 Literally “nostril”
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:4 Or “Healing”
- Proverbs 15:4 That is, the tongue
Proverbs 15:7
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Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
but the heart[a] of fools, not so.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:23
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Proverbs 15:23
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23 Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth,
and a word in its time, how good it is!
Proverbs 15:26
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Proverbs 15:26
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26 Plans of evil are an abomination of Yahweh,
but gracious words are pure.
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