The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.
A [a]soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it [b]crushes the spirit.
A fool [c]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:4 Lit healing
  2. Proverbs 15:4 Lit is the crushing of the spirit
  3. Proverbs 15:5 Or despises

The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

The soothing tongue(D) is a tree of life,(E)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.(F)

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(G)

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