Proverbs
Chapters 15:23-29
New International Version Anglicized
23A person finds joy in giving an apt reply –and how good is a timely word!
24The path of life leads upward for the prudentto keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
25The Lord tears down the house of the proud,but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.
26The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked,but gracious words are pure in his sight.
27The greedy bring ruin to their households,but the one who hates bribes will live.
28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
29The Lord is far from the wicked,but he hears the prayer of the righteous.