Proverbs 12
1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso 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 bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
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 wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth 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 standeth.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh 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 hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
The righteous knoweth 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.
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso 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 hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth 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.
From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth 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 whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.
16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
The fool — in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
17 [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth 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 for ever, And for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.
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, And to those counselling peace [is] 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.
An abomination to Jehovah [are] lying lips, And stedfast 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 proclaimeth folly.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh 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 boweth down, And 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 searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth 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 roasteth not his hunting, 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!
