Proverbs 12
1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge, but, he that hateth reproof, is brutish.
2 A good man obtaineth favour of Yhwh: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
A good man, obtaineth favour from Yahweh, but, a man of wicked devices, will he condemn.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The words of the lawless, are—of lying in wait for blood, but, the mouth of the upright, shall deliver them.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, but, the house of the righteous, shall stand.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
In proportion to his prudence, is a man, to be praised, but, the perverse in heart, shall be an object of contempt.
9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Better slighted, and have a servant, than to honour oneself, and come short of bread.
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man, regardeth the desire of his beast, but, the compassions of the lawless, are cruel.
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
He that tilleth his land, shall be filled with food, but, he that runneth after worthless men, lacketh sense.
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
Of the fruit of a man’s mouth, shall he be satisfied with good, and, the dealing of the hands of a son of earth, shall be paid back to him.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
The way of the foolish, is right in his own eyes, but, he that hearkeneth to counsel, is wise.
16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
A foolish man, on the [same] day, letteth his vexation be known, but, he that concealeth an affront, is prudent.
17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
He that whispereth faithfulness, declareth righteousness, but, a false witness, is a fraud.
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Deceit, is in the heart of contrivers of mischief, but, to the counsellors of peace, shall be joy.
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Unseemly to the righteous, is any trouble, but, the lawless, are full of misfortune.
22 Lying lips are abomination to Yhwh: but they that deal truly are his delight.
An abomination to Yahweh, are lips that are false, but, he that dealeth faithfully, is his delight.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
A prudent man, concealeth knowledge, but, the heart of dullards, proclaimeth folly.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The hand of the diligent, shall bear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
When anxiety is in the heart of a man, one may bow him down, but, a good word, maketh him glad.
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
The righteous man guideth his neighbour, but, the way of the lawless, leadeth them astray.
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.
28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
In the way of righteousness, is life, and, in the path thereof, immortality,
