Proverbs 15:3-5

The Message

³God doesn’t miss a thing—
he’s alert to good and evil alike.

⁴Kind words heal and help;
cutting words wound and maim.

⁵Moral dropouts won’t listen to their elders;
welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.

Proverbs 15:3-5

New International Version

³The eyes^(A) of the Lord are everywhere,^(B)
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.^(C)

⁴The soothing tongue^(D) is a tree of life,^(E)
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(F)

⁵A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.^(G)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)