Proverbs 15:18-33

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸ A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
    but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
¹⁹ The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.
²⁰ A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.
²¹ Folly is a joy to him who has no sense,
    but a man of understanding walks aright.
²² Without counsel plans go wrong,
    but with many advisers they succeed.
²³ To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
    and a word in season, how good it is!
²⁴ The wise man’s path leads upward to life,
    that he may avoid Sheol beneath.
²⁵ The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
    but maintains the widow’s boundaries.
²⁶ The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    the words of the pure are pleasing to him.^[a]
27 He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household,
    but he who hates bribes will live.
²⁸ The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer,
    but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
²⁹ The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
³⁰ The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
    and good news refreshes^[b] the bones.
³¹ He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition
    will abide among the wise.
³² He who ignores instruction despises himself,
    but he who heeds admonition gains understanding.
³³ The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and humility goes before honor.