< Proverbs 12 >
1 to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates correction is stupid.
2 pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
Yahweh gives favor to a good man, but he condemns a man who makes evil plans.
3 not to establish: establish man in/on/with wickedness and root righteous not to shake
A person cannot be established by wickedness, but righteous people cannot be uprooted.
4 woman: wife strength: worthy crown master: husband her and like/as rottenness in/on/with bone his be ashamed
A worthy wife is her husband's crown, but she who brings shame is like a disease that rots his bones.
5 plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
The words of wicked people are an ambush waiting for a chance to kill, but the words of the upright keep them safe.
7 to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
Wicked people are overthrown and they are gone, but the house of the righteous person will stand.
8 to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
A person is praised by how much wisdom he has, but the one who makes perverse choices is despised.
9 pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
Better to have an unimportant position—only being a servant— than to brag about your importance but have no food.
10 to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
The righteous person cares about the needs of his animal, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
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 after worthless projects has no sense.
12 to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
The wicked person desires what evil men have stolen from others, but the fruit of righteous people comes from themselves.
13 in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
An evil person is trapped by his wicked talk, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.
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 words a person is filled with good things, just as the work of his hands rewards 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 advice.
16 fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
A fool shows his anger at once, but one who ignores an insult is prudent.
17 to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
The one who speaks the truth says what is right, but a false witness tells lies.
18 there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
The words of one who speaks rashly are like the thrusts of a 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 last forever, but a lying tongue is only for a moment.
20 deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
There is deceit in the hearts of those who plan to do evil, but joy comes to the advisors of peace.
21 not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
No ill comes on the righteous person, but wicked people are filled with difficulties.
22 abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
Yahweh hates lying lips, but those who live faithfully are his delight.
23 man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
A prudent man conceals his knowledge, but the heart of fools shouts out folly.
24 hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
The hand of the diligent will rule, but lazy people will be put to forced labor.
25 anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
Anxiety in the heart of a person weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
26 to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
The righteous person is a guide for his friend, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
Lazy people would not roast their own game, but the diligent man will obtain precious wealth.
28 in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
Those who walk in the right way find life and in its path there is no death.