Proverbs 12
1 He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.
He that loueth chastisyng, loueth kunnyng; but he that hatith blamyngis, is vnwijs.
2 A good man getteth fauour of the Lord: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.
He that is good, schal drawe to hym silf grace of the Lord; but he that tristith in hise thouytis, doith wickidli.
3 A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.
A man schal not be maad strong by wyckidnesse; and the root of iust men schal not be moued.
4 A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.
A diligent womman is a coroun to hir hosebond; and rot is in the boonys of that womman, that doith thingis worthi of confusioun.
5 The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.
The thouytis of iust men ben domes; and the counselis of wickid men ben gileful.
6 The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.
The wordis of wickid men setten tresoun to blood; the mouth of iust men schal delyuere hem.
7 God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Turne thou wickid men, and thei schulen not be; but the housis of iust men schulen dwelle perfitli.
8 A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.
A man schal be knowun bi his teching; but he that is veyn and hertles, schal be open to dispising.
9 He that is despised, and is his owne seruant, is better then he that boasteth himselfe and lacketh bread.
Betere is a pore man, and sufficient to him silf, than a gloriouse man, and nedi of breed.
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the mercies of the wicked are cruell.
A iust man knowith the soulis of hise werk beestis; but the entrailis of wickid men ben cruel.
11 He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.
He that worchith his lond, schal be fillid with looues; but he that sueth idilnesse, is moost fool. He that is swete, lyueth in temperaunces; and in hise monestyngis he forsakith dispisyngis.
12 The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.
The desir of a wickid man is the memorial of worste thingis; but the roote of iust men schal encreesse.
13 The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.
For the synnes of lippis `falling doun neiyeth to an yuel man; but a iust man schal scape fro angwisch.
14 A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.
Of the fruyt of his mouth ech man schal be fillid with goodis; and bi the werkis of hise hondis it schal be yoldun to him.
15 The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
The weie of a fool is riytful in hise iyen; but he that is wijs, herith counsels.
16 A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.
A fool schewith anoon his ire; but he that dissymelith wrongis, is wijs.
17 He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.
He that spekith that, that he knowith, is a iuge of riytfulnesse; but he that lieth, is a gileful witnesse.
18 There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.
A man is that bihetith, and he is prickid as with the swerd of conscience; but the tunge of wise men is helthe.
19 The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.
The lippe of treuthe schal be stidfast with outen ende; but he that is a sudeyn witnesse, makith redi the tunge of leesyng.
20 Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellers of peace shall be ioye.
Gile is in the herte of hem that thenken yuels; but ioye sueth hem, that maken counsels of pees.
21 There shall none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.
What euere bifallith to a iust man, it schal not make hym sori; but wickid men schulen be fillid with yuel.
22 The lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deale truely are his delite.
False lippis is abhominacioun to the Lord; but thei that don feithfuli, plesen him.
23 A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.
A fel man hilith kunnyng; and the herte of vnwise men stirith foli.
24 The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
The hond of stronge men schal haue lordschip; but the hond that is slow, schal serue to tributis.
25 Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.
Morenynge in the herte of a iust man schal make hym meke; and he schal be maad glad bi a good word.
26 The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue them.
He that dispisith harm for a frend, is a iust man; but the weie of wickid men schal disseyue hem.
27 The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
A gileful man schal not fynde wynnyng; and the substaunce of man schal be the prijs of gold.
28 Life is in the way of righteousnesse, and in that path way there is no death.
Lijf is in the path of riytfulnesse; but the wrong weie leedith to deeth.
