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The eyes of Jehovah are in every place,
Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
[a]A gentle tongue is a tree of life;
But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
A fool despiseth his father’s [b]correction;
But he that regardeth reproof [c]getteth prudence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:4 Hebrew The healing of the tongue.
  2. Proverbs 15:5 Or, instruction
  3. Proverbs 15:5 Or, dealeth prudently