Proverbs 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 counsellers 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