Proverbs 12

1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge:

But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord:

But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

3A man shall not be established by wickedness:

But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:

But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

5The thoughts of the righteous are right:

But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood:

But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

7The wicked are overthrown, and are not:

But the house of the righteous shall stand.

8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom:

But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better

Than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast:

But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread:

But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

12The wicked desireth the net of evil men:

But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips:

But the just shall come out of trouble.

14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth:

And the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:

But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

16A fool’s wrath is presently known:

But a prudent man covereth shame.

17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness:

But a false witness deceit.

18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword:

But the tongue of the wise is health.

19The lip of truth shall be established for ever:

But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil:

But to the counsellers of peace is joy.

21There shall no evil happen to the just:

But the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

22Lying lips are abomination to the Lord:

But they that deal truly are his delight.

23A prudent man concealeth knowledge:

But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:

But the slothful shall be under tribute.

25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop:

But a good word maketh it glad.

26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour:

But the way of the wicked seduceth them.

27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting:

But the substance of a diligent man is precious.

28In the way of righteousness is life;

And in the pathway thereof there is no death.