Proverbs 12
1 Whoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
Obiara a ɔpɛ ahohyɛsoɔ no pɛ nimdeɛ, na deɛ ɔkyiri ntenesoɔ no yɛ ogyimifoɔ.
2 A good [man] obtaineth favor from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn.
Onipa pa nya Awurade nkyɛn adom, na Awurade bu onifirani fɔ.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Amumuyɛsɛm rentumi mma onipa ase ntim, na wɔrentumi nntu ɔteneneeni ase.
4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
Ɔyere a ɔwɔ suban pa yɛ ne kunu ahenkyɛ, nanso ɔyere animguasefoɔ te sɛ porɔeɛ wɔ ne kunu nnompe mu.
5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
Teneneefoɔ nhyehyɛeɛ yɛ pɛ, na amumuyɛfoɔ afotuo yɛ nnaadaa.
6 The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Amumuyɛfoɔ nsɛm da hɔ twɛn mogya, na ɔteneneeni kasa yi wɔn firi mu.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Wɔtu amumuyɛfoɔ gu na wɔyera, nanso teneneefoɔ fie gyina pintinn.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Wɔkamfo onipa sɛdeɛ ne nyansa teɛ na nnipa a wɔn adwene yɛ kɔntɔnkye deɛ, wɔbu wɔn animtiaa.
9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread.
Ɛyɛ sɛ wobɛyɛ wo ho sɛ ɔteta a nso wowɔ ɔsomfoɔ, sene sɛ wobɛyɛ wo ho sɛ obi, nanso wonni aduane.
10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
Ɔteneneeni ma nʼayɛmmoa deɛ wɔpɛ, na amumuyɛfoɔ nneyɛɛ a ɛyɛ pa ara yɛ atirimuɔden.
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
Deɛ ɔyɛ nʼasase so adwuma no bɛnya aduane bebree, na deɛ ɔdi nsɛm huhuo akyi no nni adwene.
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
Amumuyɛfoɔ pɛ abɔnefoɔ afodeɛ, nanso ɔteneneeni ase dɔre.
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Ɔbɔnefoɔ anosɛm yi no sɛ afidie, nanso ɔteneneeni nya ne ho tete wɔ ahohiahia mu.
14 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.
Nneɛma pa firi onipa anomu aba mu hyɛ no ma sɛdeɛ ne nsa ano adwuma ma no akatua no.
15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth to counsel [is] wise.
Ɔkwasea akwan tene wɔ nʼani so, na ɔnyansafoɔ tie afotuo.
16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
Ɔkwasea bo nkyɛre fu, nanso ɔbadwemma bu nʼani gu atɛnnidie so.
17 [He that] speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness, deceit.
Ɔdanseni nokwafoɔ di adanseɛ turodoo, na deɛ ɔdi adansekurumu no twa nkontompo.
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
Nsɛm hunu keka wowɔ te sɛ akofena nanso onyansafoɔ tɛkrɛma ma abodwoeɛ.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
Ano a ɛka nokorɛ no tim hɔ daa, na atorɔ tɛkrɛma ɛnkyɛre koraa.
20 Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counselors of peace [is] joy.
Nnaadaa hyɛ wɔn a wɔdwene bɔne ho akoma mu, na wɔn a wɔpɛ asomdwoeɛ nya ahosɛpɛ.
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Ɔhaw biara rento ɔteneneeni, nanso amanehunu mee amumuyɛfoɔ.
22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
Awurade kyiri ano a ɛtwa atorɔ, na nʼani gye nnipa a wɔdi nokorɛ ho.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Ɔnifirafoɔ mmɔ ne nimdeɛ ho dawuro na nkwaseafoɔ akoma da agyimisɛm adi.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Nsa a ɛyɛ adwuma no bɛdi tumi, nanso akwadworɔ wie nkoasom mu.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man depresseth it: but a good word maketh it glad.
Akoma a ɛpere adeɛ ho ma onipa boto, nanso nkuranhyɛsɛm bi hyɛ no den.
26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbor: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
Ɔteneneeni wɔ ntoboaseɛ wɔ ayɔnkofa mu, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ kwan ma wɔfom.
27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
Onihafoɔ ntoto ne hanam, nanso nsiyɛfoɔ ahonyadeɛ som bo ma wɔn.
28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the path [of it there is] no death.
Tenenee kwan mu wɔ nkwa; na owuo nni saa ɛkwan no so.
