The Proverbs

12: 1Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge;

 But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

 ^12:2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;

 But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

 ^12:3A man shall not be established by wickedness;

 But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

 ^12:4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;

 But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

 ^12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just;

 But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

 ^12:6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood;

 But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

 ^12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are not;

 But the house of the righteous shall stand.

 ^12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;

 But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

 ^12:9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,

 Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

 ^12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;

 But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

 ^12:11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;

 But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

 ^12:12The wicked desireth the net of evil men;

 But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

 ^12:13In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;

 But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

 ^12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;

 And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

 ^12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;

 But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

 ^12:16A fool's vexation is presently known;

 But a prudent man concealeth shame.

 ^12:17He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;

 But a false witness, deceit.

 ^12:18There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;

 But the tongue of the wise is health.

 ^12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever;

 But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

 ^12:20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;

 But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

 ^12:21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;

 But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

 ^12:22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;

 But they that deal truly are his delight.

 ^12:23A prudent man concealeth knowledge;

 But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

 ^12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;

 But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

 ^12:25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;

 But a good word maketh it glad.

 ^12:26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;

 But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

 ^12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;

 But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

 ^12:28In the way of righteousness is life;

 And in the pathway thereof there is no death.