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Chapter 12 |
| 1 | Whoso loveth
instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. |
| 2 | A
good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he
condemn. |
| 3
| A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the
root of the righteous shall not be moved. |
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4 | A virtuous woman is a crown
to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his
bones. |
| 5 |
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of
the wicked are deceit. |
| 6 | The words of the wicked are to lie in wait
for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. |
| 7 | The wicked
are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
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| 8 | A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a
perverse heart shall be despised. |
| 9 | He that is despised, and hath a
servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
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| 10 | A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies
of the wicked are cruel. |
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11 | He that tilleth his land shall be
satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of
understanding. |
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12 | The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the
root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. |
| 13 | The wicked is snared by the
transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. |
| 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 | The way of a
fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is
wise. |
| 16 |
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth
shame. |
| 17
| He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a
false witness deceit. |
| 18 | There is that speaketh like the piercings of
a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. |
| 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 them that imagine evil: but to
the counsellors of peace is joy. |
| 21 | There shall no evil happen to
the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. |
| 22 | Lying lips
are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
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| 23 | A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth
foolishness. |
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24 | The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the
slothful shall be under tribute. |
| 25 | Heaviness in the heart of man
maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. |
| 26 | The
righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked
seduceth them. |
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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 righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death. |
