Proverbs 12
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1#Pr 9:7–8 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is brutish.
2#Pr 8:35 A good man obtains favor of the Lord,
but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.
3#Pr 10:25 A man will not be established by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
4#Pr 14:30; Hab 3:16 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,
but she who brings shame is as rottenness in his bones.
5The thoughts of the righteous are right,
but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6#Pr 14:3 The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
7#Pr 10:25; 11:21 The wicked are overthrown, and are not,
but the house of the righteous will stand.
8A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
9He who is lightly esteemed and has a servant is better
than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
10#Dt 25:4 A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11#Pr 28:19; Jdg 9:4 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,
but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.
12#Ps 10:9 The wicked covet the plunder of evil men,
but the root of the righteous yields fruit.
13#2Pe 2:9; Ps 64:8 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips,
but the just will come out of trouble.
14#Pr 13:2; Isa 3:10–11 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.
15#Pr 16:2; 16:25 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but he who listens to counsel is wise.
16#Pr 29:11 A fool’s wrath is presently known,
but a prudent man covers shame.
17#Pr 14:5; 6:19 He who speaks truth shows forth righteousness,
but a false witness deceit.
18#Ps 57:4; Pr 16:24 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
but the tongue of the wise is health.
19#Pr 19:9 The truthful lip will be established forever,
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil,
but to the counselors of peace is joy.
21#Ps 91:10 There will no evil happen to the just,
but the wicked will be filled with mischief.
22#Rev 22:15; Pr 11:20 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord,
but those who deal truly are His delight.
23#Pr 13:16; 15:2 A prudent man conceals knowledge,
but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
24#Pr 10:4; 13:4 The hand of the diligent will rule,
but the slothful will be put to forced labor.
25#Pr 15:13; 15:23 Heaviness in the heart of man makes it droop,
but a good word makes it glad.
26The righteous is a guide to his neighbors,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27#Pr 13:4 The slothful man does not roast that which he took in hunting,
but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28#3Jn 1:11 In the way of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death.
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