< Proverbs 12 >
1 If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
2 The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
3 Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
not to establish: establish man in/on/with wickedness and root righteous not to shake
4 A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
woman: wife strength: worthy crown master: husband her and like/as rottenness in/on/with bone his be ashamed
5 Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
6 The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
7 The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
8 People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
9 Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
10 Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
11 If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
12 Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
13 The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
14 What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
from fruit lip man to satisfy good and recompense hand man (to return: return *Q(K)*) to/for him
15 Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
way: conduct fool(ish) upright in/on/with eye his and to hear: hear to/for counsel wise
16 Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
17 Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
18 Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
19 Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
20 Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
21 No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
22 The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
23 If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
24 Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
25 If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
26 Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
27 Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
28 The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death