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Proverbs 12 (New International Version)

Proverbs 12

1 Whoever loves
discipline loves knowledge,
but he who
hates correction is stupid.

2 A good man
obtains favor from the LORD,
but the
LORD condemns a crafty man.

3 A man cannot be
established through wickedness,
but the
righteous cannot be uprooted.

4 A wife of noble
character is her husband's crown,
but a
disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

5 The plans of the
righteous are just,
but the advice of
the wicked is deceitful.

6 The words of the
wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the
speech of the upright rescues them.

7 Wicked men are
overthrown and are no more,
but the
house of the righteous stands firm.

8 A man is praised
according to his wisdom,
but men with
warped minds are despised.

9 Better to be a
nobody and yet have a servant
than
pretend to be somebody and have no food.

10 A righteous man
cares for the needs of his animal,
but
the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

11 He who works
his land will have abundant food,
but
he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.

12 The wicked
desire the plunder of evil men,
but the
root of the righteous flourishes.

13 An evil man is
trapped by his sinful talk,
but a
righteous man escapes trouble.

14 From the fruit
of his lips a man is filled with good things

as surely as the work of his hands
rewards him.

15 The way of a
fool seems right to him,
but a wise man
listens to advice.

16 A fool shows
his annoyance at once,
but a prudent
man overlooks an insult.

17 A truthful
witness gives honest testimony,
but a
false witness tells lies.

18 Reckless words
pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of
the wise brings healing.

19 Truthful lips
endure forever,
but a lying tongue
lasts only a moment.

20 There is deceit
in the hearts of those who plot evil,

but joy for those who promote peace.

21 No harm befalls
the righteous,
but the wicked have
their fill of trouble.

22 The LORD
detests lying lips,
but he delights in
men who are truthful.

23 A prudent man
keeps his knowledge to himself,
but the
heart of fools blurts out folly.

24 Diligent hands
will rule,
but laziness ends in slave
labor.

25 An anxious
heart weighs a man down,
but a kind
word cheers him up.

26 A righteous man
is cautious in friendship,

but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

27 The lazy man
does not roast his game,

but the diligent man prizes his
possessions.

28 In the way of
righteousness there is life;
along that
path is immortality.

Footnotes:

Proverbs
12:26 Or man is a guide to his neighbor

Proverbs
12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

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