Proverbs 12
1 to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
2 pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
3 not to establish: establish man in/on/with wickedness and root righteous not to shake
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 woman: wife strength: worthy crown master: husband her and like/as rottenness in/on/with bone his be ashamed
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
5 plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
6 word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7 to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
8 to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
9 pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
10 to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
11 to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
12 to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
13 in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
14 from fruit lip man to satisfy good and recompense hand man (to return: return *Q(K)*) to/for him
By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
15 way: conduct fool(ish) upright in/on/with eye his and to hear: hear to/for counsel wise
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
16 fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
17 to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
18 there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20 deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
21 not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
22 abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
23 man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
24 hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
25 anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
26 to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
27 not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
28 in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
