The book of PROVERBS

 Proverbs 12

Pr 12:1Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, / But he who hates reproof is stupid.

Pr 12:2A good man will obtain the favor of Jehovah, / But a man of wicked devices He will condemn.

Pr 12:3A man will not be established by wickedness, / But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

Pr 12:4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, / But she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Pr 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just, / But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Pr 12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, / But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

Pr 12:7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, / But the house of the righteous will stand.

Pr 12:8A man will be praised according to his prudence, / But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

Pr 12:9Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant, / Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

Pr 12:10A righteous man regards the life of his beast, / But the inward parts of the wicked are cruel.

Pr 12:11He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, / But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

Pr 12:12The wicked man desires the catch of evil men, / But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

Pr 12:13In the transgression of the lips there is a snare for the evil man, / But the righteous man will come out of trouble.

Pr 12:14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, / And the result of man’s deeds will be rendered to him.

Pr 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, / But a wise man listens to counsel.

Pr 12:16A fool’s anger is known at once, / But a prudent man conceals shame.

Pr 12:17He who utters truth tells forth righteousness; / But a false witness, deceit.

Pr 12:18There is one who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, / But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Pr 12:19The lip of truth shall be established forever, / But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

Pr 12:20Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, / But counselors of peace have joy.

Pr 12:21No harm will happen to the righteous man, / But the wicked are filled with trouble.

Pr 12:22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah, / But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Pr 12:23A prudent man conceals knowledge, / But the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Pr 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, / But the slothful will be under forced labor.

Pr 12:25Anxiety in the heart of a man weighs it down, / But a good word brings it joy.

Pr 12:26The righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, / But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Pr 12:27The slothful man does not roast his game, / But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

Pr 12:28In the way of righteousness is life, / And in its pathway there is no death.

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