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Proverbs 15

Proverbs 15 ( Proverbs • Chapter 15 (33 verses)): A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Proverbs 15:1 : "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."; Proverbs 15:31 : "The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise."; Proverbs 15:15 : "All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.". Related canonical books and chapters: Proverbs 15 ( Proverbs • Chapter 15 (33 verses)), Proverbs (Old Testament • 31 Chapters), 1 Corinthians 15 ( 1 Corinthians • Chapter 15 (58 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Proverbs 15
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Proverbs • Chapter 15 (33 verses)

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Proverbs
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 31 Chapters

Proverbs (Old Testament, 31 chapters). Key figures: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Judah . Key places: Egypt . Opens with: "The proverbs of Solomon the son of David , king of Israel ;..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

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Overview of Proverbs illuminating God's wisdom (hokhmah), the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge, Lady Wisdom's invitation, and practical righteous living.

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1 Corinthians 15
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1 Corinthians • Chapter 15 (58 verses)

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that w... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Adam , Ephesus .

Acts 15
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Acts • Chapter 15 (41 verses)

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses , ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certa... Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Simon , David , Jerusalem , Phoenicia , Samaria , Antioch 1 , Syria .

John 15
56% Chapter
John • Chapter 15 (27 verses)

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Psalm 151
56% Apocrypha
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 0 Chapters

Psalm 151 ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 0 chapters).

Luke 15
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Luke • Chapter 15 (32 verses)

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

Matthew 15
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Matthew • Chapter 15 (39 verses)

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem , saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Canaan , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tyre , Sidon , Galilee .

Mark 15
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Mark • Chapter 15 (47 verses)

And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus , and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sa... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Jacob/Israel , Mary , James ( Jacob ), Golgotha , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Revelation 15
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Revelation • Chapter 15 (8 verses)

And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over ... Mentions: Moses .

Romans 15
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Romans • Chapter 15 (33 verses)

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jesse , Jerusalem , Illyricum , Spain , Macedonia , Achaia .

1 Chronicles 15
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (29 verses)

And David made him houses in the city of David , and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And D... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Kohath , Uriel , Jerusalem , Hebron .

1 Kings 15
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1 Kings • Chapter 15 (34 verses)

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah . Three years reigned he in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was ... Mentions: Judah , David , Rehoboam , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Kidron , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus .

1 Samuel 15
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1 Samuel • Chapter 15 (35 verses)

Samuel also said unto Saul , The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel : now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel , how he laid wait for him in the way, ... Mentions: Samuel , Saul , Jacob/Israel, Amalek , Judah , Egypt , Telaim , Havilah 2 , Shur .

2 Chronicles 15
54% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (19 verses)

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: And he went out to meet Asa , and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa , and all Judah and Benjamin ; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake yo... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Asa, Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Kidron .

2 Kings 15
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2 Kings • Chapter 15 (38 verses)

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem . And he did that which ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Amaziah , Judah , Jotham , Jerusalem, Samaria , Jabesh , Tirzah , Tiphsah 1 .

2 Samuel 15
54% Chapter
2 Samuel • Chapter 15 (37 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom cal... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hebron , David , Zadok , Ahimaaz , Geshur , Syria , Jerusalem , Giloh .

Deuteronomy 15
53% Chapter
Deuteronomy • Chapter 15 (23 verses)

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release. Of a foreig... Mentions: Egypt .

Exodus 15
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Exodus • Chapter 15 (27 verses)

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, ... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Canaan , Philistia , Edom, Shur .

Ezekiel 15
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Ezekiel • Chapter 15 (8 verses)

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Mentions: Jerusalem .

Genesis 15
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Genesis • Chapter 15 (21 verses)

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram : I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? And Abr... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Eliezer , Damascus , Egypt , Euphrates .

Isaiah 15
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Isaiah • Chapter 15 (9 verses)

The burden of Moab . Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon , the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo , and over Medeba : on all t... Mentions: Moab, Kir , Dibon 1 , Nebo 1 , Medeba .

Judges 15
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Judges • Chapter 15 (20 verses)

But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hate... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Etam 1 , Lehi .

Jeremiah 15
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Jeremiah • Chapter 15 (21 verses)

Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith t... Mentions: Moses , Samuel , Manasseh , Hezekiah , Judah , Jerusalem .

Job 15
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Job • Chapter 15 (35 verses)

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Mentions: Eliphaz .

Joshua 15
52% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: And... Mentions: Judah , Esau (Edom), Hezron , Reuben , Caleb , Edom, Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Azmon .

Leviticus 15
52% Chapter
Leviticus • Chapter 15 (33 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, ... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel .

Numbers 15
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Numbers • Chapter 15 (41 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a fr... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Egypt .

Proverbs 1
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Proverbs • Chapter 1 (33 verses)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David , king of Israel ; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; Mentions: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel .

Papyrus 46 (Chester Beatty II) — Romans 8:15–27
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Preserving Paul's declaration of adoption as sons ('Abba, Father') and the Spirit's intercession.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of the United Monarchy (David & Solomon)
IMAGE • maps

The maximum territorial extent of the Kingdom of Israel from the Euphrates River to the Brook of Egypt (c. 1000–930 BCE).

George Adam Smith (1915) • Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22)
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Cilicia , Galatia , Troas (Macedonian Call), Philippi , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens , and Corinth .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Proverbs 2
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Proverbs • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

Scripture Passages (24)

Proverbs 15:1 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 15:31 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Proverbs 15:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:5 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 15:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 15:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Proverbs 15:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Proverbs 15:16 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Proverbs 15:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:29 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

Proverbs 15:32 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

To call passengers who go right on their ways:

Proverbs 15:33 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

Proverbs 1:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 1 KJV

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Proverbs 15:2 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

Proverbs 15:7 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Proverbs 15:10 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

Proverbs 15:17 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Proverbs 15:24 (KJV)
Proverbs 15 KJV

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

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