< Proverbs 12 >
1 to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge: but he that hates reproof is brutish.
2 pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
A good man obtains favor of the LORD: but a man of wicked 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 virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but 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 to lie 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
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: 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 shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9 pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
He that is despised, and has a servant, is better than he that honors himself, and lacks bread.
10 to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
A righteous man regards 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 tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
12 to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
The wicked desires the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yields fruit.
13 in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come 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 shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man’s hands shall be rendered 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 he that listens to counsel is wise.
16 fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covers shame.
17 to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
He that speaks truth shows forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18 there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
There is that speaks 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 imagine 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 the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22 abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: 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 conceals knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
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 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 makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.
26 to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor: but the way of the wicked seduces them.
27 not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28 in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.