◄ Proverbs 12 ►
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1[an error occurred while processing this directive]1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
2[an error occurred while processing this directive]2Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
3[an error occurred while processing this directive]3No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4[an error occurred while processing this directive]4A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
5[an error occurred while processing this directive]5The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6[an error occurred while processing this directive]6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7[an error occurred while processing this directive]7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
8[an error occurred while processing this directive]8A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
9[an error occurred while processing this directive]9Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
10[an error occurred while processing this directive]10The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
11[an error occurred while processing this directive]11Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
12[an error occurred while processing this directive]12The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
13[an error occurred while processing this directive]13Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
14[an error occurred while processing this directive]14From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
15[an error occurred while processing this directive]15The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
16[an error occurred while processing this directive]16Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
17[an error occurred while processing this directive]17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.
18[an error occurred while processing this directive]18The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19[an error occurred while processing this directive]19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20[an error occurred while processing this directive]20Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
21[an error occurred while processing this directive]21No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
22[an error occurred while processing this directive]22The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
23[an error occurred while processing this directive]23The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool's heart blurts out folly.
24[an error occurred while processing this directive]24Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
25[an error occurred while processing this directive]25Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
26[an error occurred while processing this directive]26The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27[an error occurred while processing this directive]27The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
28[an error occurred while processing this directive]28In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
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