Proverbs 12

American Standard Version 1901 (ASV) · Public domain · 28 verses

1. ¹Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2. ²A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3. ³A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4. ⁴A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5. ⁵The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6. ⁶The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7. ⁷The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
8. ⁸A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9. ⁹Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
10. ¹⁰A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11. 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] .
13. ¹³In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
14. 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.
15. ¹⁵The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
16. ¹⁶A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
17. ¹⁷He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
18. ¹⁸There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
19. ¹⁹The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20. ²⁰Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21. ²¹There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
22. ²²Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
23. ²³A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24. ²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
25. ²⁵Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
26. ²⁶The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
27. ²⁷The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.
28. ²⁸In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

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