Wycliffe - Proverbs - 15

15:1  A soft answere brekith ire; an hard word reisith woodnesse.

15:2  The tunge of wise men ourneth kunnyng; the mouth of foolis buylith out foli.

15:3  In ech place the iyen of the Lord biholden good men, and yuel men.

15:4  A plesaunt tunge is the tre of lijf; but the tunge which is vnmesurable, schal defoule the spirit.

15:5  A fool scorneth the techyng of his fadir; but he that kepith blamyngis, schal be maad wisere. Moost vertu schal be in plenteuouse riytfulnesse; but the thouytis of wickid men schulen be drawun vp bi the roote.

15:6  The hous of a iust man is moost strengthe; and disturbling is in the fruitis of a wickid man.

15:7  The lippis of wise men schulen sowe abrood kunnyng; the herte of foolis schal be vnlijc.

15:8  The sacrifices of wickyd men ben abhomynable to the Lord; avowis of iust men ben plesaunt.

15:9  The lijf of the vnpitouse man is abhomynacioun to the Lord; he that sueth riytfulnesse, schal be loued of the Lord.

15:10  Yuel teching is of men forsakinge the weie of lijf; he that hatith blamyngis, schal die.

15:11  Helle and perdicioun ben open bifor the Lord; hou myche more the hertis of sones of men.

15:12  A man ful of pestilence loueth not hym that repreueth him; and he goith not to wyse men.

15:13  A ioiful herte makith glad the face; the spirit is cast doun in the morenyng of soule.

15:14  The herte of a wijs man sekith techyng; and the mouth of foolis is fed with vnkunnyng.

15:15  Alle the daies of a pore man ben yuele; a sikir soule is a contynuel feeste.

15:16  Betere is a litil with the drede of the Lord, than many tresouris and vnfillable.

15:17  It is betere to be clepid to wortis with charite, than with hatrede to a calf maad fat.

15:18  A wrathful man reisith chidyngis; he that is pacient, swagith chidyngis reisid.

15:19  The weie of slow men is an hegge of thornes; the weie of iust men is with out hirtyng.

15:20  A wise sone makith glad the fadir; and a fonned man dispisith his modir.

15:21  Foli is ioye to a fool; and a prudent man schal dresse hise steppis.

15:22  Thouytis ben distried, where no counsel is; but where many counseleris ben, tho ben confermyd.

15:23  A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a couenable word is best.

15:24  The path of lijf is on a lernyd man; that he bowe awei fro the laste helle.

15:25  The Lord schal distrie the hows of proude men; and he schal make stidefast the coostis of a widewe.

15:26  Iuele thouytis is abhomynacioun of the Lord; and a cleene word moost fair schal be maad stidfast of hym.

15:27  He that sueth aueryce, disturblith his hous; but he that hatith yiftis schal lyue. Synnes ben purgid bi merci and feith; ech man bowith awei fro yuel bi the drede of the Lord.

15:28  The soule of a iust man bithenkith obedience; the mouth of wickid men is ful of yuelis.

15:29  The Lord is fer fro wickid men; and he schal here the preyers of iust men.

15:30  The liyt of iyen makith glad the soule; good fame makith fat the boonys.

15:31  The eere that herith the blamyngis of lijf, schal dwelle in the myddis of wise men.

15:32  He that castith awei chastisyng, dispisith his soule; but he that assentith to blamyngis, is pesible holdere of the herte.

15:33  The drede of the Lord is teching of wisdom; and mekenesse goith bifore glorie.