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 foolish.

2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord: but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly.

3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Men shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.

4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.

A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked 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 wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.

7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.

9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.

10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked 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 satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.

12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men: ] but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.

13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil mall: but the just shall escape 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.

By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.

15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels.

16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.

A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise.

17 [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

He that speaketh that which he knoweth, sheweth forth justice: but he that lieth, is a deceitful witness.

18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.

19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.

The lip of truth shall be steadfast for ever: but he that is a hasty witness, frameth a lying tongue.

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 them that think evil things: but joy followeth them that take counsels of peace.

21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Whatsoever shall befall the just man. it shall not make him sad: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal faithfully please him.

23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.

24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him low, but with a good word he shall be made glad.

26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

He that neglecteth a loss for the sake of a friend, is just: but the way of the wicked shall deceive them.

27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.

In the path of justice is life: but the by-way leadeth to death.