Proverbs Chapter 15

English (Douay-Rheims)

1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
2 The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.
3 The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil.
4 A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.
5 A fool laugheth at the instruction of his father: but he that regardeth reproofs shall become prudent. In abundant justice there is the greatest strength: but the devices of the wicked shall be rooted out.
6 The house of the just is very much strength: and in the fruits of the wicked is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.
8 The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: he that followeth justice is beloved by him.
10 Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die.
11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more the hearts of the children of men?
12 A corrupt man loveth not one that reproveth him: nor will he go to the wise.

13 A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down.
14 The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15 All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast.
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content.
17 It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
18 A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.
19 The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns: the way of the just is without offence.
20 A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.
22 Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.
23 A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.
24 The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.

25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow.
26 Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.
28 The mind of the just studieth obedience: the mouth of the wicked overfloweth with evils.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked: and he will hear the prayers of the just.
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.
31 The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.
32 He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof, possesseth understanding.
33 The fear of the Lord is the lesson of wisdom: and humility goeth before glory.

Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899

Latin (Clementine Vulgate)

1 Responsio mollis frangit iram;
sermo durus suscitat furorem.
2 Lingua sapientium ornat scientiam;
os fatuorum ebullit stultitiam.
3 In omni loco, oculi Domini
contemplantur bonos et malos.
4 Lingua placabilis lignum vitæ;
quæ autem immoderata est conteret spiritum.
5 Stultus irridet disciplinam patris sui;
qui autem custodit increpationes astutior fiet.
In abundanti justitia virtus maxima est:
cogitationes autem impiorum eradicabuntur.
6 Domus justi plurima fortitudo,
et in fructibus impii conturbatio.
7 Labia sapientium disseminabunt scientiam;
cor stultorum dissimile erit.
8 Victimæ impiorum abominabiles Domino;
vota justorum placabilia.
9 Abominatio est Domino via impii;
qui sequitur justitiam diligitur ab eo.
10 Doctrina mala deserenti viam vitæ;
qui increpationes odit, morietur.
11 Infernus et perditio coram Domino;
quanto magis corda filiorum hominum!
12 Non amat pestilens eum qui se corripit,
nec ad sapientes graditur.

13 Cor gaudens exhilarat faciem;
in mœrore animi dejicitur spiritus.
14 Cor sapientis quærit doctrinam,
et os stultorum pascitur imperitia.
15 Omnes dies pauperis, mali;
secura mens quasi juge convivium.
16 Melius est parum cum timore Domini,
quam thesauri magni et insatiabiles.
17 Melius est vocari ad olera cum caritate,
quam ad vitulum saginatum cum odio.
18 Vir iracundus provocat rixas;
qui patiens est mitigat suscitatas.
19 Iter pigrorum quasi sepes spinarum;
via justorum absque offendiculo.
20 Filius sapiens lætificat patrem,
et stultus homo despicit matrem suam.
21 Stultitia gaudium stulto,
et vir prudens dirigit gressus suos.
22 Dissipantur cogitationes ubi non est consilium;
ubi vero sunt plures consiliarii, confirmantur.
23 Lætatur homo in sententia oris sui,
et sermo opportunus est optimus.
24 Semita vitæ super eruditum,
ut declinet de inferno novissimo.

25 Domum superborum demolietur Dominus,
et firmos faciet terminos viduæ.
26 Abominatio Domini cogitationes malæ,
et purus sermo pulcherrimus firmabitur ab eo.
27 Conturbat domum suam qui sectatur avaritiam;
qui autem odit munera, vivet.
Per misericordiam et fidem purgantur peccata:
per timorem autem Domini declinat omnis a malo.
28 Mens justi meditatur obedientiam;
os impiorum redundat malis.
29 Longe est Dominus ab impiis,
et orationes justorum exaudiet.
30 Lux oculorum lætificat animam;
fama bona impinguat ossa.
31 Auris quæ audit increpationes vitæ
in medio sapientium commorabitur.
32 Qui abjicit disciplinam despicit animam suam;
qui autem acquiescit increpationibus possessor est cordis.
33 Timor Domini disciplina sapientiæ,
et gloriam præcedit humilitas.

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