Soft Answer Dey Comot Anger
This one na about how you take talk. Soft answer dey turn anger away but hard word dey stir am, and word wey come for the right time na sweet thing. E repeat say our Papa eye dey everywhere, and e prefer vegetable with love pass fat cow with hatred.
15 1Soft answer dey comot anger, but harsh word dey wake vex. 2Di tongue of wise person dey make knowledge sweet, but di mouth of foolish people dey pour foolishness. 3Di eyes of our Papa dey for every place, dey watch di bad and di good. 4Soft tongue na tree of life, but tongue wey don spoil dey crush person spirit. 5Foolish person dey despise im papa correction, but person wey dey hear correction get sense. 6For di house of di correct-and-holy person plenty treasure dey, but wetin di wicked person dey gain dey bring wahala. 7Di lips of wise people dey spread knowledge, but no be so di heart of foolish people be. 8Di sacrifice of di wicked person na abomination to our Papa, but di prayer of di upright person na im joy. 9Di way of di wicked person na abomination to our Papa, but im love person wey dey chase correct-and-holy way. 10Serious discipline dey wait di person wey comot for di road, and person wey hate correction go die. 11Grave and Destruction dey open bare for our Papa front; how much more di heart of all people! 12Person wey dey mock no dey like make dem correct am; e no go go meet wise people. 13Heart wey dey glad dey make face shine, but heart wey full of sorrow dey crush person spirit. 14Heart wey fit sabi difference dey find knowledge, but di mouth of foolish people dey chop foolishness. 15All di days of person wey dey suffer hard, but heart wey dey happy dey get feast wey no dey finish. 16Small thing wey get fear of our Papa pass plenty treasure wey get wahala join am. 17Vegetable food for where love dey pass fat cow for where hate dey. 18Man wey dey quick vex dey wake fight, but person wey slow to vex dey cool quarrel. 19Di way of lazy person be like fence of thorns, but di path of di upright person na road wey level. 20Wise pikin dey make papa glad, but foolish man dey despise im mama. 21Foolishness na joy to person wey no get sense, but person wey get understanding dey waka straight road. 22Plans dey fail where advice no dey, but with plenty adviser dem dey succeed. 23Person dey find joy when e give correct answer, and how sweet word wey come for di right time be! 24Di path of life dey lead up for person wey get sense, dey turn am comot from di grave wey dey down. 25Our Papa dey pull down di house of proud people, but im dey protect di widow border. 26Di thoughts of di wicked person na abomination to our Papa, but word wey get grace clean. 27Person wey dey greedy for gain wey no correct dey bring wahala give im own house, but person wey hate bribe go live. 28Di heart of di correct-and-holy person dey weigh how e go answer, but di mouth of di wicked person dey pour bad thing. 29Our Papa dey far from di wicked people, but im dey hear di prayer of di correct-and-holy person. 30Di light of di eyes dey bring joy give heart, and good news dey give bone new strength. 31Di ear wey dey listen to correction wey dey give life go dwell among wise people. 32Person wey dey ignore instruction dey despise imsef, but person wey dey listen to correction dey gain understanding. 33Di fear of our Papa na di instruction of wisdom, and to humble yousef dey come before honor.
