Proverbs 15:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse one breaks the spirit.
5 The fool spurns a father’s instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.[a](A)
6 In the house of the just there are ample resources,
but the harvest of the wicked is in peril.
Footnotes
- 15:5 One becomes wise by keeping and foolish by rejecting. One must accept the tradition of the community.
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