Proverbs 15:26

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth.

How good is a word at the right time!

The path of life leads upward for the wise,

to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The LORD will uproot the house of the proud,

but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,

but he who hates bribes will live.

The heart of the righteous weighs answers,

but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

The LORD is far from the wicked,

but he hears the prayer of the righteous.