Proverbs, 12

1. Whoever loves discipline, loves knowledge, stupid are those who hate correction.

1. Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.

2. The honest obtains Yahweh's favour, the schemer incurs his condemnation.

2. A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

3. No one is made secure by wickedness, but nothing shakes the roots of the upright.

3. A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

4. A capable wife, her husband's crown, a shameless wife, a cancer in his bones.

4. A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.

5. The plans of the upright are honest, the intrigues of the wicked are full of deceit.

5. The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

6. The words of the wicked are snares to shed blood, what the honest say keeps them safe.

6. The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

7. Once thrown down, the wicked are no more, but the house of the upright stands firm.

7. The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

8. Prudence wins praise, but a tortuous heart incurs only contempt.

8. A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

9. Better a common fellow who has a slave than someone who gives himself airs and has nothing to eat.

9. [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

10. The upright has compassion on his animals, but the heart of the wicked is ruthless.

10. A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

11. Whoever works his land shall have bread and to spare, but no one who chases fantasies has any sense.

11. He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

12. The godless delights in the snare of the wicked, but the root of the upright bears fruit.

12. The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

13. In the sin of the lips lies a disastrous trap, but the upright finds a way out of misfortune.

13. The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

14. Abundance of good things is the fruit of the lips; labour brings its own return.

14. A 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.

15. Fools think the way they go is straight, the wise listens to advice.

15. The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

16. The fool shows anger straightaway, the discreet conceals dislike.

16. A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.

17. To tell the truth is to further justice, a false witness is nothing but deceit.

17. [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

18. Thoughtless words can wound like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

18. There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

19. Sincere lips endure for ever, the lying tongue lasts only a moment.

19. The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.

20. Deceit is in the heart of the schemer, joy with those who give counsels of peace.

20. Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.

21. No harm can come to the upright, but the wicked are swamped by misfortunes.

21. There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

22. Lying lips are abhorrent to Yahweh; dear to him those who make truth their way of life.

22. Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

23. The discreet keeps knowledge hidden, the heart of fools proclaims their folly.

23. A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

24. For the diligent hand, authority; for the slack hand, forced labour.

24. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

25. Worry makes a heart heavy, a kindly word makes it glad.

25. Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

26. The upright shows the way to a friend; the way of the wicked leads them astray.

26. The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

27. The idle has no game to roast; diligence is anyone's most precious possession.

27. The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

28. In the way of uprightness is life, the ways of the vengeful lead to death.

28. In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.