Proverbs 12
1 to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
Whoever 'ahav ·affectionately loves· correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
2 pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
A good man shall obtain favor from Adonai, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
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 upright 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 worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
5 plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
The thoughts of the upright are mishpat ·just·, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
The words of the wicked are about lying 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 are no more, but the house of the upright 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 who has a linnened mind shall be despised.
9 pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
10 to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
A upright man respects the life of his animal, but the tender racham ·merciful love· of the wicked is cruel.
11 to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
12 to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the upright flourishes.
13 in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the upright 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. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded 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 who is wise sh'ma ·hears obeys· counsel.
16 fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
17 to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.
18 there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
19 lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
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 who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.
21 not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
No mischief shall happen to the upright, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
22 abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
Lying lips are an abomination to Adonai, but those who do the truth are his delight.
23 man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
24 hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
25 anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
26 to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
A upright person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
The slothful man does not roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
28 in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
