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Proverbs 12

¹Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

²A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

³A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

⁴A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

⁵The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

⁶The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

⁷The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

⁸A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

⁹He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

¹⁰A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹²The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹⁵The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

¹⁶A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

¹⁷He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

¹⁸There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

¹⁹The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

²⁰Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

²¹There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

²²Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

²³A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

²⁵Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

²⁶The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

²⁷The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

²⁸In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Proverbs 12

¹He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof, is foolish.

²He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord: but he that trusteth in his own devices, doth wickedly.

³Man shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.

⁴A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is as rottenness in his bones.

⁵The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

⁶The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.

⁷Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.

⁸A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.

⁹Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.

¹⁰The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish.

¹²He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds. The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.

¹³For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress.

¹⁴By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.

¹⁵The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels.

¹⁶A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise.

¹⁷He that speaketh that which he knoweth, sheweth forth justice: but he that lieth, is a deceitful witness.

¹⁸There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.

¹⁹The lip of truth shall be steadfast for ever: but he that is a hasty witness, frameth a lying tongue.

²⁰Deceit is in the heart of them that think evil things: but joy followeth them that take counsels of peace.

²¹Whatsoever shall befall the just man, shall not make him sad: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

²²Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal faithfully, please him.

²³A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.

²⁴The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful shall be under tribute.

²⁵Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him low, but with a good word he shall be made glad.

²⁶He that neglecteth a loss for the sake of a friend, is just: but the way of the wicked shall deceive them.

²⁷The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

²⁸In the path of justice is life: but the bye-way leadeth to death.