< Proverbs 12 >
1 to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2 pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
3 not to establish: establish man in/on/with wickedness and root righteous not to shake
A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 woman: wife strength: worthy crown master: husband her and like/as rottenness in/on/with bone his be ashamed
A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6 word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
9 pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10 to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11 to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
12 to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
13 in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
14 from fruit lip man to satisfy good and recompense hand man (to return: return *Q(K)*) to/for him
A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto 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 he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
16 fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
17 to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
18 there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
19 lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21 not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22 abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
23 man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly.
24 hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
25 anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
26 to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
27 not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
28 in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.