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Psalms 115

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¹ A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

² Foolishness is joy to him who is without heart and lacks [intelligent, common] sense, But a man of understanding walks uprightly [making his course straight].

³ Without consultation and wise advice, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they are established and succeed.

⁴ A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer, And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

⁵ The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise, That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.

⁶ The LORD will tear down the house of the proud and arrogant (self-righteous), But He will establish and protect the boundaries [of the land] of the [godly] widow.

⁷ Evil plans and thoughts of the wicked are exceedingly vile and offensive to the LORD, But pure words are pleasant words to Him.

⁸ He who profits unlawfully brings suffering to his own house, But he who hates bribes [and does not receive nor pay them] will live.

⁹ The heart of the righteous thinks carefully about how to answer [in a wise and appropriate and timely way], But the [babbling] mouth of the wicked pours out malevolent things.

¹⁰ The LORD is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them], But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

¹¹ The light of the eyes rejoices the hearts of others, And good news puts fat on the bones.

¹² The ear that listens to and learns from the life-giving rebuke (reprimand, censure) Will remain among the wise.

¹³ He who neglects and ignores instruction and discipline despises himself, But he who learns from rebuke acquires understanding [and grows in wisdom].

¹⁴ The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the instruction for wisdom [its starting point and its essence]; And before honor comes humility.

¹⁵ The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man, But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

¹⁶ All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions], But the LORD weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].

¹⁷ [1] Commit your works to the LORD [submit and trust them to Him], And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

¹⁸ The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.

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1	A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
2	Foolishness is joy to him who is without heart and lacks [intelligent, common] sense, But a man of understanding walks uprightly [making his course straight].
3	Without consultation and wise advice, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they are established and succeed.
4	A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer, And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!
5	The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise, That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.
6	The LORD will tear down the house of the proud and arrogant (self-righteous), But He will establish and protect the boundaries [of the land] of the [godly] widow.
7	Evil plans and thoughts of the wicked are exceedingly vile and offensive to the LORD, But pure words are pleasant words to Him.
8	He who profits unlawfully brings suffering to his own house, But he who hates bribes [and does not receive nor pay them] will live.
9	The heart of the righteous thinks carefully about how to answer [in a wise and appropriate and timely way], But the [babbling] mouth of the wicked pours out malevolent things.
10	The LORD is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them], But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].
11	The light of the eyes rejoices the hearts of others, And good news puts fat on the bones.
12	The ear that listens to and learns from the life-giving rebuke (reprimand, censure) Will remain among the wise.
13	He who neglects and ignores instruction and discipline despises himself, But he who learns from rebuke acquires understanding [and grows in wisdom].
14	The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the instruction for wisdom [its starting point and its essence]; And before honor comes humility.
15	The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man, But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
16	All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions], But the LORD weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].
17	[1] Commit your works to the LORD [submit and trust them to Him], And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].
18	The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.

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