Proverbs 12
1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
Whoever is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoever is hating reproof [is] brutish.
2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
The good brings forth favor from YHWH, And the man of wicked schemes He condemns.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
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] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked—deceit.
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 [are]: “Lay [in] wait for blood,” And the mouth of the upright delivers them.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous stands.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man is praised according to his wisdom, And the perverted of heart becomes despised.
9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Better [is] the lightly esteemed who has a servant, Than the self-honored who lacks bread.
10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
The righteous knows the life of his beast, And the mercies 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.
Whoever is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoever is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men: ] but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
The wicked has desired the net of evildoers, And the root of the righteous gives.
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
The snare of the wicked [is] in transgression of the lips, And the righteous goes out from 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.
One [is] satisfied [with] good from the fruit of the mouth, And the deed of man’s hands returns 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 a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoever is listening to counsel [is] wise.
16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
The fool—his anger is known in a day, And the prudent is covering shame.
17 [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Whoever utters faithfulness declares righteousness, And a false witness—deceit.
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
The lip of truth is established forever, And a tongue of falsehood for a moment.
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 those devising evil, But for counselors of peace—joy.
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
Lying lips [are] an abomination to YHWH, And steadfast doers [are] his delight.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaims folly.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The hand of the diligent rules, And slothfulness becomes tributary.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Sorrow in the heart of a man bows down, And a good word makes him glad.
26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
The righteous searches his companion, And the way of the wicked causes them to err.
27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
The slothful does not roast his game, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.
In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!
