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| Proverbs 12:1 | Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. | A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast. |
| Proverbs 12:2 | A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. | A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him. |
| Proverbs 12:3 | A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. | No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved. |
| Proverbs 12:4 | A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. | A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones. |
| Proverbs 12:5 | The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. | The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit. |
| Proverbs 12:6 | The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. | The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation. |
| Proverbs 12:7 | The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. | Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place. |
| Proverbs 12:8 | A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. | A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on. |
| Proverbs 12:9 | He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. | He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread. |
| Proverbs 12:10 | A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. | An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel. |
| Proverbs 12:11 | He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. | He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense. |
| Proverbs 12:12 | The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. | The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever. |
| Proverbs 12:13 | The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. | In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble. |
| Proverbs 12:14 | 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. | From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded. |
| Proverbs 12:15 | The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. | The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions. |
| Proverbs 12:16 | A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. | A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret. |
| Proverbs 12:17 | He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. | The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit. |
| Proverbs 12:18 | There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. | There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again. |
| Proverbs 12:19 | The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. | True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute. |
| Proverbs 12:20 | Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy. | Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy. |
| Proverbs 12:21 | There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. | No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil. |
| Proverbs 12:22 | Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. | False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight. |
| Proverbs 12:23 | A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. | A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts. |
| Proverbs 12:24 | The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. | The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work. |
| Proverbs 12:25 | Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. | Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad. |
| Proverbs 12:26 | The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. | The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them. |
| Proverbs 12:27 | The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. | He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth. |
| Proverbs 12:28 | In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. | In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death. |
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