< Proverbs 12 >
1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
not to establish: establish man in/on/with wickedness and root righteous not to shake
4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
woman: wife strength: worthy crown master: husband her and like/as rottenness in/on/with bone his be ashamed
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
9 Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
10 A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
14 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.
from fruit lip man to satisfy good and recompense hand man (to return: return *Q(K)*) to/for him
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
way: conduct fool(ish) upright in/on/with eye his and to hear: hear to/for counsel wise
16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
17 He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.
to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
19 Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.
deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
27 The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
28 In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death