| 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. |
| 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. |
|
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. |
|
10 | A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast:
but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. |
|
11 | He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with
bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. |
| 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. |
| 23 | A prudent man concealeth
knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
