< Proverbs 12 >

1 to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2 pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
The good obtaineth 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 cannot be firmly established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous will 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 as rottenness in his bones is one that bringeth shame [on him].
5 plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
The thoughts of the righteous are justice: the best counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6 word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
7 to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
The wicked are suddenly overthrown, and are no more; but the house of the righteous will endure.
8 to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
In accordance with his intelligence is a man praised; but he that is perverse of heart will come to 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 who hath a servant, than he that aimeth after honor, and lacketh bread.
10 to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
A righteous man careth for the life of his beast; but the mercies of the wicked are cruelty.
11 to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
He that tilleth his ground will be satisfied with bread; but he that runneth after idle persons is void of sense.
12 to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
The wicked is covetous for the net of evil men; but [God] giveth root to the righteous.
13 in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
In the transgression of his lips is the snare of the wicked; but the righteous cometh out of distress.
14 from fruit lip man to satisfy good and recompense hand man (to return: return *Q(K)*) to/for him
From the fruit of his mouth will a man be satisfied with what is good; and the recompense of a man's hands will be brought back 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 straight in his own eyes; but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
16 fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
The wrath of the fool is known on the very day; but he that concealeth the disgrace is prudent.
17 to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
He that uttereth truth announceth righteousness; but a false witness, deceit.
18 there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
There is some one that useth words [which are] like the thrusts of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is healing.
19 lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
The lip of truth will stand firm for ever; but only for a moment the tongue of falsehood.
20 deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
Deceit is in the heart of those that contrive evil; but for the counsellors of peace there is joy.
21 not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
No wrong can come unawares to the righteous; but the wicked are full of evil.
22 abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
An abomination of the Lord are lips of falsehood; but they that deal in faithfulness [obtain] his favor.
23 man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
A prudent man concealeth [his] knowledge; but the heart of fools proclaimeth [their] folly.
24 hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
The hand of the diligent will bear rule; but the indolent must become tributary.
25 anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
If there be care in the heart of man, let him suppress it; and a good word will change it into joy.
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 leadeth them astray.
27 not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
The indolent roasteth not that which he hath caught in hunting; but the most precious wealth of man is diligence.
28 in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
On the path of righteousness there is life; and on her pathway there is immortality,

< Proverbs 12 >