12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who reproves him,
He will not go to the wise.
13 A (B)joyful heart makes a [a]cheerful face,
But [b]when the heart is (C)sad, the (D)spirit is broken.
14 The (E)mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:13 Lit good
  2. Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart

12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
    so they avoid the wise.

13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful,(B)
    but heartache crushes the spirit.(C)

14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(D)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

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