Proverbs 12
1 Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof [is] brutish.
to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
2 The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
3 A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
not to establish: establish man in/on/with wickedness and root righteous not to shake
4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
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] justice, The counsels of the wicked — deceit.
plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
6 The words of the wicked [are]: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.
to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
8 According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
9 Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
10 The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
12 The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
13 In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
14 From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth 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, And whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.
way: conduct fool(ish) upright in/on/with eye his and to hear: hear to/for counsel wise
16 The fool — in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
17 Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness — deceit.
to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
18 A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
19 The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.
lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
20 Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace [is] joy.
deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
21 No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
22 An abomination to Jehovah [are] lying lips, And stedfast doers [are] his delight.
abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
23 A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
24 The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
hand sharp to rule (and slackness *L(bah)*) to be to/for taskworker
25 Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
26 The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
27 The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
28 In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!
in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
