Proverbs 12

¹Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge;

²A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;

³A man shall not be established by wickedness;

⁴A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;

⁵The thoughts of the righteous are just;

⁶The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood;

⁷The wicked are overthrown, and are not;

⁸A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;

⁹Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,

¹⁰A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;

¹¹He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;

¹²The wicked desireth the net of evil men;

¹³In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;

¹⁴A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;

¹⁵The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;

¹⁶A fool’s vexation is presently known;

¹⁷He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;

¹⁸There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;

¹⁹The lip of truth shall be established for ever;

²⁰Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;

²¹There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;

²²Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;

²³A prudent man concealeth knowledge;

²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;

²⁵Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;

²⁶The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;

²⁷The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;

²⁸In the way of righteousness is life;