Proverbs 12

Proverbs 12

¹Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,[#Prov 9.8; 15.10]

but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid.

²The good obtain favor from the Lord ,[#Prov 8.35]

but those who devise evil he condemns.

³No one finds security by wickedness,[#Prov 10.25]

but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

⁴A good wife is the crown of her husband,[#Prov 14.30; 31.23; 1 Cor 11.7]

but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

⁵The thoughts of the righteous are just;

the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

⁶The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,[#Prov 1.11; 14.3]

but the speech of the upright delivers them.

⁷The wicked are overthrown and are no more,[#Ps 37.36; Mt 7.24]

but the house of the righteous will stand.

⁸One is commended for good sense,

but a perverse mind is despised.

⁹Better to be despised and have produce[#12.9 Cn: Heb servant]

than to be self-important and lack food.

¹⁰The righteous know the needs of their animals,[#Deut 25.4]

but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

¹¹Those who till their land will have plenty of food,[#Judg 9.4; Prov 28.19]

but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.

¹²The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,[#12.12 Or covet the catch of the wicked]

but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

¹³The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips,[#Prov 18.7; 2 Pet 2.9]

but the righteous escape from trouble.

¹⁴From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things,[#Job 34.11; Prov 13.2; Isa 3.10, 11]

and manual labor has its reward.

¹⁵Fools think their own way is right,[#Prov 14.12; Lk 18.11]

but the wise listen to advice.

¹⁶Fools show their anger at once,[#Prov 29.11]

but the prudent ignore an insult.

¹⁷Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,[#Prov 14.5]

but a false witness speaks deceitfully.

¹⁸Rash words are like sword thrusts,[#Ps 57.4]

but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

¹⁹Truthful lips endure forever,[#Ps 52.5]

but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

²⁰Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil,[#v 5]

but those who counsel peace have joy.

²¹No harm happens to the righteous,[#Ps 91.10; Prov 14.14; 1 Pet 3.13]

but the wicked are filled with trouble.

²²Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord ,[#Prov 6.17; 11.20; Rev 22.15]

but those who act faithfully are his delight.

²³One who is clever conceals knowledge,[#Prov 13.16; 15.2]

but the mind of a fool broadcasts folly.

²⁴The hand of the diligent will rule,

while the lazy will be put to forced labor.

²⁵Anxiety weighs down the human heart,[#Prov 15.13; Isa 50.4]

but a good word cheers it up.

²⁶The righteous are released from misfortune,[#12.26 Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain]

but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

²⁷The lazy do not roast their game,[#12.27 Meaning of Heb uncertain]

but the diligent obtain precious wealth.

²⁸In the path of righteousness there is life;[#Prov 11.19]

in walking its path there is no death.